title: Unusual variant of chorda tympani syndrome, its management, and a proposal on the nervous pathways involved.
abstract: Chorda tympani syndrome is an uncommon condition with similarities to Frey syndrome. We describe a variant of chorda tympani syndrome and its management, and put forward a hypothesis for the nervous pathways involved; something that seems to be lacking in published material.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Eastern Road, Brighton BN2 5BE, United Kingdom. spencerhodges@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Spencer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hodges
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Herold
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002680:Chin; D002814:Chorda Tympani Nerve / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005155:Facial Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007271:Injections, Intradermal; D008297:Male; D009465:Neuromuscular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000601:surgery; D013547:Sweating, Gustatory / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D009465:Neuromuscular Agents; D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A