[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. ( MSH )]
UMLS (ICD9CM) C0015464 Relation/PAR: CRANIAL NERVE DIS NOS
Relation/CHD: Facial Hemiatrophy
Facial Neuralgia
GENICULATE HERPES ZOSTER
Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome
Facial Nerve Injuries
Mobius Syndrome
ANSIKTSFORLAMNING/BELLS PARES