The individual muscles receive their innervating facial nerve branches from their deeper surface when they belong to the superficial (first, second, or third) layer and from outside when they lie ...

However, HFS is often attributable to an irritation or a compression of the facial nerve by a blood vessel as it exits from the brainstem and is the most common peripherally induced movement disorder ...

The facial nerve allows one to move the muscles of the face in smiling, frowning, laughing, crying or making any other facial expressions. The nerve also controls the tear glands in the eyes, some of ...

Palin did not disclose an exact diagnosis for her condition, though she noted that she underwent a CT scan, numerous tests and was prescribed steroids and other medications. She said her doctors ...

The mylohyoid muscle, a paired muscle that forms the ... The parasympathetic system, via the facial nerve, causes the gland to produce secretions and increase blood supply to the gland.