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Parálisis facial

 

Síndrome de Tolosa-Hunt con compromiso de tres ramas del nervio trigémino y nervio facial. Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome with involvement of three branches of the trigeminal nerve and facial nerve

Introduction: Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome consists of a sensory neuropathy of the trigeminal nerve associated with the paralysis of one or more ocular motor nerves, secondary to an idiopathic granulomatous inflammation of the cavernous sinus, the superior orbital fissure or the orbit.

Clinical case: 19-year-old patient with Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome accompanied by peripheral facial paralysis, with enhancement of the facial nerve.

Conclusions: Compromise of trigeminal nerve branches and facial nerve is a rare finding. Imaging studies contribute to the characterization of the etiology. Steroid treatment continues to be effective.

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Palabras clave: Desórdenes motores oculares, Oftalmoplejía (Descriptores DeSC/MeSH), Parálisis facial, Síndrome de Tolosa-Hunt, Tejido de granulación,

Keywords: Facial paralysis, Granulation Tissue, Ocular Motility Disorders, Ophthalmoplegia (Medical Subject Headings DeSC/MeSH), Tolosa-Hunt syndrome,

Parálisis Facial Secundaria a Arteritis de la Arteria Carótida Interna en Paciente Escolar. Facial Palsy Secondary To Arteritis Of The Internal Carotid Artery In A School Patient

Facial palsy can be secondary to multiple etiologies such as infectious, traumatic, neoplastic, metabolic and neurological; with resolution in most cases. It has an incidence of between 11.5 and 40.2 cases per 100,000 people/year including adult and pediatric patients. We present the case of a 9-year-old patient who consulted for facial paralysis in whom a diagnosis of stenosis of the internal carotid artery was made, with subsequent symptomatic improvement with specific treatment.

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Palabras clave: arteritis, estenosis carotídea, Parálisis facial, vasculitis,

Keywords: arteritis, carotid stenosis, Facial paralysis, vasculitis,

El marcapasos del parpadeo en un abrir y cerrar de ojos.

Clinical and functional neurological studies have suggested that the motor cortex, M1, does not control facial muscles, mostly the superior ones. Recent studies including current transcranial magnetic stimulation, showed that neural structures related with the cingulate cortex is the main brain region controlling facial muscles in humans. These facts will help clarifying discrepant findings in clinical neurology related to the well known -but not well understood- central facial palsy, among other applications.

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Palabras clave: Corteza cingulada, Estimulación magnética transcraneal, Músculo orbicular de los ojos, Parálisis facial,

Keywords: Cingulate cortex, Facial palsy, Orbicularis oculi muscle, transcranial magnetic stimulation,
 
 
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