Description
The facial nerve is intimately related to the vestibulocochlear nerve early in its course. Although it is rare for it to be clinically affected by a tumour such as a vestibular schwannoma preoperatively, treatment such as surgical removal or stereotactic radiotherapy can result in temporary or permanent, paresis or paralysis. An understanding of the factors resulting in a facial palsy is a useful guide to treatment, especially with regards to protection of the eye.
