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Congenital bifurcation of the intratemporal facial nerve AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY Glastonbury, C. M., Fischbein, N. J., Harnsberger, H. R., Dillon, W. P., Kertesz, T. R. 2003; 24 (7): 1334-1337

Abstract

Anomalies of the course of the facial nerve have been reported in association with middle and inner ear malformations. Bifurcation of its intratemporal portion is a rare malformation in which focal splitting of one or more facial nerve segments occurs. We describe the CT appearance of this anomaly and discuss its possible embryology. Facial nerve bifurcation is important to recognize in patients undergoing evaluation for congenital hearing loss and other congenital ear malformations.

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