Idiopathic Facial Nerve Paralysis
Disease of the facial cranial nerve (VII) characterized by fiber degeneration and demyelination. A definitive cause is often not identified.
Age of Onset: 2-10 years of age
Sex Predisposition: Any sex of animal can be affected
Clinical Course:
Acute onset with worsening clinical signs
Acute onset with worsening clinical signs
Clinical Signs:
Cranial Nerves
Absent menace response
Absent palpebral reflex
Absent trigeminofacial/acousticofacial reflexes
Ear drooping
Lip commissural paralysis
Lip commissural contracture
Other
Sialosis
Corneal ulceration
Collection of food on the paralyzed side of the mouth
Cranial Nerves
Absent menace response
Absent palpebral reflex
Absent trigeminofacial/acousticofacial reflexes
Ear drooping
Lip commissural paralysis
Lip commissural contracture
Other
Sialosis
Corneal ulceration
Collection of food on the paralyzed side of the mouth
Brain and neuromuscular
Unknown
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