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Clinical Evaluation of Nerve Injuries

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Trigeminal Nerve Injuries

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The foundation of proper treatment of any medical condition is establishment of an accurate diagnosis, and the diagnosis is based upon a thorough evaluation of the patient’s condition. The patient with a peripheral trigeminal nerve injury may present with a myriad of symptoms, often not conforming to a stereotypical pattern. Likewise, the responses to a neurological examination are varied and require interpretation based upon the knowledge and experience of the clinician. However, in this chapter, the evaluation of the nerve-injured patient is presented in a manner easily understood and completed by any competent practitioner, whether a specialist in nerve injuries or not. The obtainment of a proper history and completion of an essential neurosensory examination will lead to the establishment of a diagnosis regarding the extent of the sensory neurological deficit and the classification of the nerve injury. Such an undertaking will allow the clinician to consider appropriate and timely treatment, and it should be a rewarding, rather than a confounding, experience, if the clinician follows the information presented in this chapter on clinical evaluation of nerve injuries.

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  1. Georgia Oral and Facial Surgery, 1880 West Oak Parkway, Suite 215, Marietta, GA, 30062, USA

    Roger A. Meyer DDS, MS, MD, FACS & Shahrokh C. Bagheri DMD, MD, FACS

  2. Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Surgery, Northside Hospital, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Roger A. Meyer DDS, MS, MD, FACS & Shahrokh C. Bagheri DMD, MD, FACS

  3. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, GA, USA

    Roger A. Meyer DDS, MS, MD, FACS & Shahrokh C. Bagheri DMD, MD, FACS

  4. Maxillofacial Consultants, Ltd., 1021 Holt’s Ferry, Greensboro, GA, 30642, USA

    Roger A. Meyer DDS, MS, MD, FACS

  5. Eastern Surgical Associates and Consultants, 2795 Peachtree Rd, Suite 2008, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA

    Shahrokh C. Bagheri DMD, MD, FACS

  6. Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA

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10.1.1 Nerve Injury History

10.1.2 Nerve Injury Examination

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Meyer, R.A., Bagheri, S.C. (2013). Clinical Evaluation of Nerve Injuries. In: Miloro, M. (eds) Trigeminal Nerve Injuries. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35539-4_10

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