by Lucas Maciel de Almeida Corrêa, Luiggi Kevin Virgino Brandão, Gabriel Rian Mazur, Clara Belo Gamon Santiago, Alexandre de Assis Barbosa, Ivan Felipe Dutra Júnior, Giovana Custódio Molinari, Camilla Cristina Silva Fernandes
Facial nerve disorders impact approximately 30 out of 100,000 adults in the U.S. annually. Common causes of damage to the facial nerve and subsequent facial paralysis include Bell’s palsy, cancerous tumors, acoustic neuromas and iatrogenic complications.