Figure 1 Ultrasound imaging/measurement (longitudinal view) of the facial nerve (white arrow) as they exit the stylomastoid foramen. The utility of US in Bell's palsy also extends to treatment.

Your facial nerve goes through your temporal bone and emerges from your stylomastoid foramen. What Does the Facial Nerve Do? The facial nerve has four primary functions.

As regards the facial nerve, we could preserve the stylomastoid foramen in most of the surgical cases and avoid anterior rerouting of the facial nerve until class C1 tumors, following the Fisch ...

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It then continues further laterally on the lateral side of the petroclival fissure and medial to the exocranial orifice of the carotid canal and jugular foramen where it reaches its posterior point ...

The stylomastoid artery enters the aqueduct of Fallopius (aqueductus Fallopii) through the stylomastoid foramen and runs along the facial nerve. The artery branches out along the chorda tympani, which ...

This nerve has its origins in the pons and winds its way through the skull, before exiting through the stylomastoid foramen on the temporal bone. Cranial nerve VII 7, with facial canal Highlighting.

It works its way via a long winding path through the skull, before exiting through the foramen of the stylomastoid on the temporal bone.

Conclusion: These results shown that CT-guided radiofrequency ablation of bilateral stylomastoid foramen facial nerve and/or oval foramen trigeminal mandibular branch can effectively treat the ...