"Nerve Anatomically Intact"

[ShortStack]

Everyone always tells me that I "have nothing to worry about," because even though I have full facial paralysis on my left side, my facial nerve is anatomically intact. Does this actually make a difference? Does it really indicate a different prognosis than if my nerve were not anatomically intact?

[arizonajack]

Who is "everyone"?

 

If the nerve was not anatomically intact, it isn't likely to ever work again.

Being anatomically intact gives you some hope for improvement over a long period of time unless the nerve is anatomically intact but electrically unresponsive.

Read this:

http://r.duckduckgo.com/l/?kh=-1&uddg=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.clinicaneurofocus.com.br%2Ffiles%2Fdownload%2F70

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[ShortStack]

Thanks, arizonajack! Good article! Thanks for your clarification on the subject...I'm going to share with "everyone."