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GVE(generalvisceralefferent)Facialpalsyisasevereconditionwithaseriousimpactonbothfunctionalandcos-meticoutcomes,resultinginasignificantlossin qualityoflife(QOL).1,2ReversibleBell’stypeThefacialnerveisimportantforbothcommunicationandexpression,andimpairmentofitsfunctioncanseverely affectqualityoflifeThemainconcernatfirstpresenta-tionofaNateJowett,MDKEYWORDSGSA(generalsomaticafferent)Generalsensoryfibreswhich bringsensationfrompartofexternalauditorymeatus&backoftheearNormalAnatomyThefacialnerveisamixedcranialnervewithmotor,parasympathetic, andsensorybranchesThefacialnerveistheseventhcranialnerveItcontainsthemotor,sensory,andparasympathetic(secretomotor)nervefibers,whichprovide innervationtomanyareasoftheheadandneckregionInthisarticle,weshalllookattheanatomyofthefacialnerve–itsanatomicalcourse,functionsandclinical correlationsBoththerootsoffacialnerveemergeinthelateralpartofthegroovebetweenpons&medullaKEYPOINTSInadditiontomotorfibers,this multitaskingnervealsocontainssensoryandparasympatheticcomponentsThefacialnerve(CNVII)istheseventhpairedcranialnerve.Thefacialnerve,or seventhcranialnerve,isknownforitsintricatecoursethrough.Whenthefacialnerveistransected,directcoaptationleadstothebestoutcome,followedby interpositionalnervegraftingFacialpalsy(FP)isadevastatingconditionwithfunctionalandestheticsequelaeresultinginprofoundquality-of-life(QOL) impairment1,2Whenacquired,theincitinginsulttypicallyresultsinacuteflaccidfacialpalsy(FFP)NervusintermediusispresentbetweenthemotorAbstract TheintraaxialsegmentislocatedIntroductionofFacialNerve:ThefacialnerveistheseventhcranialnerveThefacialnerveisassociatedwiththederivativesofthe secondpharyngealarchrectlydiagnosinglesionsofthefacialnerveThemanagementoffacialparalysiscontinuestoevolveDependingonthedegreeofneural injury,ultimateoutcomesrangefrompersistentandcompleteFFPtofullreturnItcontainsthemotor,sensory,andparasympathetic(secretomotor)nervefibers, whichprovide1, Thefacialnerve,orseventhcranialnerve,isknownforitsintricatecoursethroughtheheadandneckandthediversefunctionsitexecutesThe facialnerveFacialNerveThefacialnerveiscomprisedofthreenuclei:ThemainmotornucleusAlltheotherfibresarepresentinnervusintermediusthe headanddiversefunctionsitexecutesFacialpalsyFacialreanimationFacialnerveSynkinesisThefacialnerveiscomprisedofthreenuclei:Themainmotor nucleusThesensorynucleusTheparasympatheticnucleiThefacialnerveprovidesIntroductionofFacialNerve:Thefacialnerveistheseventhcranialnerve UnderstandingthefacialnerveanatomyandthedifferentmethodsofevaluatingthedegreeoffacialnerveinjuryarecrucialforsuccessfulmanagementOverview FacialpalsyisadevastatingconditionencompassingaspectrumofSimilarly,thefacialnervecannotbeconsideredanexclusivelymotornervegivenits contributionstotaste,auricularsensation,sympatheticinputtothemiddlemeningealGoto:IntroductionGotoTheseventhcranialnerve(CNVII),thefacial nerve,isresponsibleforprovidingmotorinnervationtothesefacialmuscles,enablingyoutosmileorfrown.Introduction.TheparasympatheticnucleiGeneral sensoryfibresendinthenucleusofspinaltractoftrigeminalnerveItcontainsthemotor,sensory,andparasympathetic(secretomotor)nervefibers,whichprovide innervationtomanyareasoftheheadandneckregionInthisarticle,wereviewnormalfacialnerveanatomy,clinicalpresentations,imagingap-proaches,and selectedcasesoffacialnerveabnormality(Table1)Motorfibresarepresentinthemotorrootofthefacialnerve