Oculoplastic Considerations and Management of Facial Paralysis Aaron Fay Peter A.D. Rubin CAUSES OF FACIAL NERVE DYSFUNCTION Facial nerve dysfunction may result from infection, inflammation, neoplasm, accidental trauma, or surgery….

Facial Reanimation Surgery Tessa A. Hadlock Mack L. Cheney Michael J. McKenna Facial nerve disorders encompass a broad spectrum of dysfunction, ranging from subtle dynamic facial asymmetry to complete, dense…

Management of Bell’s Palsy and Herpes Zoster Bruce J. Gantz Brian P. Perry New information concerning the etiology of the most common causes of facial paresis or paralysis is altering…

Facial Nerve Injury and Decompression Robert A. Sofferman ANATOMY OF THE FACIAL NERVE Temporal bone fractures following blunt trauma are the most common cause of facial nerve injury, with more…

Management of Dural Defects of the Temporal Bone Jamie M. Rappaport Michael J. McKenna William W. Montgomery Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak remains a potentially serious complication of temporal bone trauma…

Trauma of the Tympanic Membrane and Ossicles Herbert Silverstein Injury to the tympanic membrane and ossicles may occur in many ways, including a blast injury, slap to the auricle, slagburn,…

Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Syndrome Michael J. McKenna Mitchell J. Ramsey Only a fraction of patients who present with vestibular complaints will ultimately be diagnosed with a clear pathologic condition…

Surgical Treatment for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo Richard R. Gacek Mark R. Gacek Michael J. McKenna Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is a disorder of the peripheral vestibular end organ…

Neurectomy Procedures for Vertigo Herbert Silverstein When medical management of patients with Meniere’s disease fails, vestibular neurectomy is among the procedures of choice if hearing is to be preserved. The…