10.1055/b-0034-92451 Measurement of Facial Nerve FunctionJohn W. House and Mark Brandt Lorenz The House-Brackmann (HB) facial nerve grading scale was adopted as the official metric of the International Facial Nerve…
10.1055/b-0034-92456 Medical Treatment of Bell PalsyJeffrey T. Vrabec Understanding the pathogenesis of a disease is fundamental in designing therapy. Preceding chapters have presented the differential diagnosis of acute facial paralysis…
10.1055/b-0034-91568 Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Diagnostic Strategies Clinical Features Compared with other malignancies in the head and neck region, nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) affects a relatively younger age group of patients1 and this…
10.1055/b-0034-91570 Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Salvage of Residual or Recurrent Tumor Incidence and Diagnosis As nasopharyngeal carcinoma is radiosensitive and it has a high incidence of metastases to the cervical lymph nodes,…
10.1055/b-0034-91566 Anatomy and Pathologies Anatomy The pharynx, an incomplete muscular tubular structure, is divided into nasopharynx, oropharynx, and hypopharynx depending on its relationship with the oral cavity. Anatomically, the nasopharynx…
10.1055/b-0034-91563 Surgery : Part III Key Points Intradural frontal lobe manipulation and external facial incisions are avoided by this approach. The frontonasal osteotomies can be varied according to the site,…
10.1055/b-0034-91562 Surgery : Part II External Surgery The late presentation, extensive nature and aggressive biology of a wide variety of sinonasal tumors necessitates surgery in the management of the majority…
10.1055/b-0034-91560 Conditions Simulating Neoplasia and Granulomatous Disorders : Part II Sinonasal Tuberculosis Definition and Etiology Infection of the nose and sinuses by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Incidence Apart from lupus vulgaris, tuberculosis…
10.1055/b-0034-91559 Conditions Simulating Neoplasia and Granulomatous Disorders : Part I There is a range of conditions, inflammatory or infective, that may affect the sinonasal region and produce clinical features and…
10.1055/b-0034-91547 Vasoform Neoplasms and Other Lesions : Part I Hemangioma and Vascular Malformations Despite the fact that a sensible biological classification system based on studies correlating physical findings, natural history,…
