[Trauma of the facial nerve at the geniculate ganglion (author's transl)].
Fractures of the pyramid, longitudinal fractures in the majority of cases, lead to a damage of the facial nerve in the surrounding of the geniculate ganglion. This area has to be controlled surgically when a facial nerve paralysis occurs after a head injury.
D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000601:surgery; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000601:surgery; D020220:Facial Nerve Injuries; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology; D005830:Geniculate Ganglion / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications
Fazialistraumen am Ganglion geniculi.