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

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Parálisis del VII par craneal debido a un traumatismo al nacer

Prevención:

No hay ninguna forma garantizada de prevenir las lesiones por presión en el feto. El adecuado uso de fórceps y el mejoramiento en las técnicas obstétricas han reducido la tasa de parálisis del nervio facial.

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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