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nerve

Bundle of nerve cells enclosed in a sheath of connective tissue and transmitting impulses to and from the brain and spinal cord. A single nerve may contain both motor and sensory nerve cells, but they function independently.



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The facial nerve was preserved without transposition in the first patient, the second patient underwent a primary nerve anastomosis, and the third required a cable graft of the facial nerve.
The patient's presentation was consistent with a House-Brackmann Facial Nerve Grading System (1) score of 5 (Tab.
That career ended when Mayerhofer contracted Bell's palsy, paralysis of the facial nerve.
 
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