title: [Diagnosis of peripheral diseases of the facial nerve].
abstract: Work-up of 120 patients with peripheral facial paresis included evaluation of spontaneous and reflex lacrimal secretion, electrogustometry, impedance, tonal and supraliminal tonal audiometry. Symptom complexes for different by severity nerve lesions are specified. In patients with basilar skull fractures 3 types of postdenervation syndromes were observed: atropine salivary paradox, paradoxical facial hyperemia, crocodile tears. A scheme of topical diagnosis is presented.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Nikitin
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Lopotko
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001299:Audiometry; D004568:Electrodiagnosis; D005155:Facial Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications
vernacular_title: Diagnostika perifericheskikh porazheniĭ litsevogo nerva.