Congenital bilateral facial nerve hypoplasia with sensorineural hearing loss: a case report.
Aneeza W Hamizan, Kew Thean Yean, Asma Abdullah
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. draneeza@gmail.com
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology 2012 MarA 3-year-old child presented with congenital bilateral facial nerve palsy with bilateral profound sensorineural hearing loss. High Resolution Computed Tomogram (HRCT) of the temporal bones found bilateral atresia of cochlear nerve canals, incomplete partition of the cochleae and narrow facial nerve canals. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed bilateral hypoplasia of facial nerves and aplasia of both vestibulocochlear nerves. There have been no other reported cases with this presentation. The possible aetiology and treatment options for the patient are discussed. We highlighted the review of aplasia/hypoplasia of the facial nerve and hypoplasia of cochlear nerve canal. Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Aneeza W Hamizan, Kew Thean Yean, Asma Abdullah. Congenital bilateral facial nerve hypoplasia with sensorineural hearing loss: a case report. International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology. 2012 Mar;76(3):455-9
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