title: Update on facial nerve disorders.
abstract: Many issues involving the diagnosis and treatment of facial nerve disorders continue to engender controversy and debate. This article examines the theory that Bell's palsy is a herpes simplex neuritis and proposes facial nerve decompression for recurrent palsies. The contemporary management of herpes zoster oticus, temporal bone fractures, otogenic facial paralysis, and hemifacial spasm is reviewed.
authors: Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Communicative Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors: C A
authors: CA
authors: Bauer
authors: N J
authors: NJ
authors: Coker
mesh_terms: D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005155:Facial Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D020220:Facial Nerve Injuries; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008866:Microsurgery; D009443:Neuritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome