Palin did not disclose an exact diagnosis for her condition, though she noted that she underwent a CT scan, numerous tests ...

"He had to lift the facial nerve, which is like a fine bit of spaghetti ... But then it started growing and she could see it bulging out of her neck until it reached 3.5cm (1in) so she returned ...

According to doctors, facial pain is a rare symptom of non-metastatic lung cancer, caused by a lot of factors, including vagus nerve compression where the tumour or mediastinal adenopathy ...

Finally, the patient is inspected for unusual facial characteristics, head position, involuntary movements, and deformities of the neck or rest ... findings of specific nerve root compression ...

For many people with salivary gland tumors, surgery performed by an expert in head and neck operations is the main treatment ... expertise on the part of your surgical team because the facial nerve ...

If the results are abnormal and show little or no nerve conduction, you face a very low surgery-success ... Physical therapy, neck braces, neck strengthening and stretching exercises, and proper ...

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