Aberrant reinervation of the stapedius muscle following facial palsy.
This case report describes the clinical course of a patient with Ramsay Hunt Syndrome. Partial recovery of the lower motor neuron facial palsy was associated with decreased hearing and a reduction of the middle ear compliance on voluntary contraction of the facial musculature. It is suggested that this is due to misdirection of regenerating nerve fibres, normally destined for facial muscles, to stapedius muscle.
McFerran
D J
DJ
Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.
Baguley
D
D
Moffat
D A
DA
D000328:Adult; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000294:innervation*; D009416:Nerve Regeneration; D013198:Stapedius / Q000294:innervation*