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Parálisis del nervio facial debido a un traumatismo durante el nacimiento - Overview

Nombres alternativos

Parálisis del VII par craneal debido a un traumatismo al nacer

Definición:

Es la pérdida del movimiento muscular controlable (voluntario) en la cara de un bebé, debido a presión sobre el nervio facial justo antes o en el momento del parto.

Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

El nervio facial (también llamado VII par craneal) de un bebé puede sufrir daño justo antes o en el momento del parto.

La mayoría de las veces, la causa se desconoce. Sin embargo, un parto difícil, con o sin el uso de instrumentos llamados fórceps, puede llevar a esta afección.

Algunos factores asociados con un traumatismo (lesión) durante el nacimiento abarcan:

Bebé de gran tamaño (se puede observar si la madre sufre de diabetes)
Embarazo o parto prolongado
Uso de anestesia epidural
Uso de un medicamento para inducir el parto y contracciones más fuertes

Sin embargo, la mayor parte del tiempo, estos factores no conducen a una parálisis del nervio facial o a un traumatismo al nacer.

Sistema nervioso central

Reviewed last on: 7/10/2010
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Luc Jasmin, MD, PhD, Department of Neurosurgery, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, and Department of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Adams-Chapman I, Stoll BJ. Nervous system disorders. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2007:chap 99.

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