title: Testing facial nerve function.
abstract: A variety of facial nerve tests are now available. These tests can aid the clinician in discerning the site of lesion, estimating prognosis, assessing evidence of neoplastic or infectious involvement, and assisting in intraoperative facial monitoring.
authors.affiliation: Michigan Ear Institute, Farmington Hills.
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Cramer
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kartush
mesh_terms: D004568:Electrodiagnosis; D005155:Facial Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D011379:Prognosis