This authoritative and up-to-date reference is a complete guide to the basic science, diagnosis, testing, and treatment of facial nerve disorders and diseases. An international team of renowned experts, put together and headed by the book's two specialist editors, provide in-depth discussion of facial nerve topography and physiology, as well as the broad spectrum of infectious, inflammatory, acute, chronic, benign, and malignant diseases related to facial nerve dysfunction. The book is filled with practical evidence-based information, guidelines, and algorithms presented in uniformly structured chapters, allowing readers to quickly pinpoint key details for treating a specific disease or disorder.

Special Features:

- Pertinent topics including facial nerve trauma, Lyme disease, postoperative facial nerve palsy, face transplant, adjuvant treatment with botulinum toxin and fillers, facial dystonia and facial spasms, and the psychological and medicolegal aspects of facial nerve care are covered
- Step-by-step descriptions provided for facial nerve repair and reconstruction, static and dynamic reanimation techniques for adults and children, evaluation and treatment of paralytic eyelids, and more
- A wealth of clinically relevant information, including tips and tricks, and pitfalls to avoid in everyday practice
- More than 260 images and 16 videos (accessed through the Thieme MediaCenter) help visualizing and comprehending the content
- Extensive reference lists at the end of each chapter offer an overview of scientific work on the topic

With current perspectives from leading experts, valuable clinical tools and advice, and coherently organized chapters, Facial Nerve Disorders and Diseases: Diagnosis and Management is a single-volume source for the state-of-the-art in facial nerve care. Specialists and residents in otorhinolaryngology, maxillofacial surgery, plastic surgery, neurosurgery, neurology, and rehabi

Part I: Embryology, Anatomy, Physiology, and Applied Basic Sciences
1. Embryology and Anatomy of the Facial Nerve: Correlates of Misdirected Reinnervation and Poor Recovery of Function after Lesions
2. Physiology of the Facial Motor System
3. Applied Basic Science: Improvement of Nerve Regeneration
Part II: Diagnostics
4. Clinical Examination
5. Imaging
6. Electrophysiology
7. Grading
Part III: Management of Acute Peripheral Facial Palsy
8. Bell's Palsy
9. Facial Nerve Trauma
10. Ramsay Hunt Syndrome
11. Lyme Disease
12. Pediatric Facial Nerve Palsies
Part IV: Importance of the Facial Nerve for Communication and Emotion
13. Psychological Exploration of Emotional, Communicative, and Social Impairments in Patients with Facial Impairments
14. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches to Emotional and Social Impairments in Patients with Facial Paresis
Part V: Surgery around the Facial Nerve
15. Intraoperative Facial Nerve Monitoring
16. Tumors Affecting the Facial Nerve
17. The Facial Nerve in Otologic Infection and Iatrogenic Injury
18. Facial Nerve and Vestibular Schwannoma
19. The Facial Nerve and Parotid Surgery
Part VI: Rehabilitation Techniques for Chronic Facial Palsy
20. Facial Nerve Reconstruction
21. Muscle Flaps and Static Procedures
22. Free Flaps
23. Functional Outcomes of Facial Nerve Repair following Face Transplantation
24. Surgery of the Periorbital Region
25. Adjuvant Treatment with Botulinum Toxin and Fillers
26. Feedback Training and Other Training Programs
Part VII: Diseases Other Than Peripheral Facial Palsy
27. Central Facial Palsy
28. Facial Dystonia and Facial Spasms
Part VIII: Miscellaneous
29. Medicolegal Aspects of Iatrogenic Facial Nerve Palsy