title: Nerve afflictions of maxillofacial region: a report of two cases.
abstract: Neurological disorders and conditions affecting the maxillofacial region result in disabilities that affect an individual's functioning. Sensory or motor disturbances of the nerves may be caused by trauma, infections, pressure effect or infiltration by tumours or other health conditions. Two rare cases of nerve afflictions are described here with their typical clinical features. The first case had an involvement of maxillary, mandibular and ophthalmic divisions of the trigeminal nerve (sensory) due to herpes zoster infection in a very young patient and the second case had a unilateral isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy (motor) secondary to infiltration of the nerve by carcinoma of pyriform fossa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Smitha Rani
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Thada
authors.forename: Rohit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gadda
authors.forename: Keerthilatha
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pai
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D020437:Hypoglossal Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D056144:Pyriform Sinus / Q000473:pathology; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D020433:Trigeminal Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D000212:Acyclovir