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Current Approaches to the Clinical Anatomy of the Facial Nerve

Nervus Facialis'in Klinik Anatomisine Güncel Yaklaşımlar

Arif Keskin(GİRESUN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ, TIP PR.)0000-0002-1634-1091
Aynur Çiçekcibaşı(NECMETTIN ERBAKAN UNIVERSITY, MERAM SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, MERAM MEDICINE PR.)0000-0002-1373-3065
Ahmet Salbacak(GIRESUN UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, MEDICINE PR.)0000-0003-1790-5204
Pages
100–109
Publication Date
2026-03-31
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This study comprehensively presents the embryological development, detailed anatomical course, functional characteristics, clinical significance, diagnostic approaches, and treatment strategies of the facial nerve in light of current literature.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The facial nerve is the seventh cranial nerve with a mixed character, containing motor, parasympathetic, general sensory, and special sensory fibers.
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⚙️Variables:Facial sinir · anatomik segmentler · yüz felci

Abstract

The facial nerve is the seventh cranial nerve with a mixed character, containing motor, parasympathetic, general sensory, and special sensory fibers. It has a broad functional spectrum, from the control of facial muscles to taste sensation, salivary and tear secretion, and sensory innervation of the ear region. Facial nerve pathologies are among the frequently encountered neurological problems in medical practice, with Bell's palsy being the most common cause of peripheral facial paralysis. The complex anatomical course of the facial nerve, from its origin in the brainstem to its arrival at the facial muscles, is studied in multiple anatomical segments, each with its own unique clinical significance. Recent advances in imaging technologies and electrophysiological diagnostic methods have significantly expanded our knowledge of facial nerve anatomy and pathologies. This study comprehensively presents the embryological development, detailed anatomical course, functional characteristics, clinical significance, diagnostic approaches, and treatment strategies of the facial nerve in light of current literature.

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Nervus facialis, motor, parasempatik, genel duyusal ve özel duyusal lifler içeren mikst karakterli yedinci kranial sinirdir. Mimik kaslarının kontrolünden tat duyusuna, tükürük ve gözyaşı sekresyonundan kulak bölgesinin duyusal innervasyonuna kadar geniş bir fonksiyonel spektruma sahiptir. Nervus facialis patolojileri, tıbbi pratikte sık karşılaşılan nörolojik problemler arasında yer almakta olup, Bell paralizisi en sık periferik fasiyal paralizi nedenidir. Nervus facialis beyin sapından çıkışından yüz kaslarına ulaşıncaya kadar olan karmaşık anatomik seyri, birden fazla anatomik segmentte incelenmektedir ve her segment kendine özgü klinik öneme sahiptir. Son yıllarda görüntüleme teknolojilerindeki gelişmeler ve elektrofizyolojik tanı yöntemlerindeki ilerlemeler, nervus facialis anatomisi ve patolojileri hakkındaki bilgilerimizi önemli ölçüde genişletmiştir. Bu çalışmada, nervus facialis’in embriyolojik gelişimi, detaylı anatomik seyri, fonksiyonel özellikleri, klinik önemi, tanısal yaklaşımlar ve tedavi stratejileri güncel literatür ışığında kapsamlı olarak sunulmaktadır.

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Keskin, A., Çiçekcibaşı, A., Salbacak, A. (2026). Current Approaches to the Clinical Anatomy of the Facial Nerve. Doğu Karadeniz Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, Cilt: 5 Sayı: 1, 100–109. https://doi.org/10.59312/ebshealth.1862769

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