Svensk definition
Sjukdomstillstånd i ansiktsnerven eller dess kärnor. Störningar i pons (hjärnbryggan) kan återverka på ansiktets nervkärnor eller nervknippen. Nerven kan vara påverkad intrakraniellt, längs den del som passerar tinningsbenet, eller längs nervbanorna utanför skallbenet. Till de kliniska tecknen hör svaghet i ansiktsmusklerna, bortfall av smaksinnet i främre delen av tungan, hyperakusi (ljudöverkänslighet) och minskat tårflöde.
Engelsk definition
Diseases of the facial nerve or nuclei. Pontine disorders may affect the facial nuclei or nerve fascicle. The nerve may be involved intracranially, along its course through the petrous portion of the temporal bone, or along its extracranial course. Clinical manifestations include facial muscle weakness, loss of taste from the anterior tongue, hyperacusis, and decreased lacrimation.
Svenska synonymer
Facialisnervsjukdomar — Sjukdomar i facialisnerven — Ansiktsmyokymi — Genikulatumganglionit — Facial myokymi
Engelska synonymer
Disease, Facial Nerve — Diseases, Facial Nerve — Facial Nerve Disease — Seventh Cranial Nerve Diseases — Facial Neuropathy — Facial Neuropathies — Neuropathies, Facial — Neuropathy, Facial — Facial Nerve Disorders — Disorder, Facial Nerve — Disorders, Facial Nerve — Facial Nerve Disorder — Cranial Nerve VII Diseases — Cranial Nerve VII Disorders — Facial Myokymia — Facial Myokymias — Myokymia, Facial — Myokymias, Facial — Facial Nerve Motor Disorders — Motor Disorders, Facial Nerve — Geniculate Ganglionitis — Ganglionitides, Geniculate — Ganglionitis, Geniculate — Geniculate Ganglionitides — Facial Neuritis — Facial Neuritides — Neuritides, Facial — Neuritis, Facial — Familial Facial Neuropathy — Facial Neuropathies, Familial — Facial Neuropathy, Familial — Familial Facial Neuropathies — Neuropathies, Familial Facial — Neuropathy, Familial Facial — Acquired Facial Neuropathy — Acquired Facial Neuropathies — Facial Neuropathies, Acquired — Facial Neuropathy, Acquired — Facial Nerve Sensory Disorders — Sensory Disorders, Facial Nerve