Peripheral facial nerve palsy following ventriculoperitoneal shunting in an infant

被引：2

作者：

Golpayegani, Mehdi ^{[1
]}

Habibi, Zohreh ^{[2
]}

Anari, Mahtab Rabbani ^{[3
]}

Nejat, Farideh ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Shahid Beheshti Univ Med Sci, Loghman Hakim Hosp, Dept Neurosurg, Tehran, Iran

[2] Univ Tehran Med Sci, Childrens Med Ctr, Dept Neurosurg, Gharib St, Tehran 141557854, Iran

[3] Univ Tehran Med Sci, Childrens Med Ctr, Dept Otorhinolaryngol, Gharib St, Tehran 141557854, Iran

来源：

CHILDS NERVOUS SYSTEM | 2020年 / 36卷 / 01期

关键词：

Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunting; Peripheral facial nerve palsy; Pediatric age group;

D O I：

10.1007/s00381-019-04295-w

中图分类号：

R74 [神经病学与精神病学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Peripheral facial palsy due to injury to the extracranial segment of facial nerve following ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunting has been reported in a few adults or adolescents. Herein, we present a case of iatrogenic facial nerve palsy secondary to VP shunt insertion in a 20-month infant. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first infantile case to be ever reported in the literature. Regarding the postnatal development of the mastoid and styloid process, the underdeveloped bony structures may render extracranial part of the facial nerve more vulnerable to blunt trauma. The lesson can be learned from this case is that tunneling procedure should be done with caution in pediatric age group especially around the mastoid area.

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页码：209 / 212

页数：4