Variability of the Cervical Branch Depending on the Facial Nerve Branching Pattern and Anthropometric Type of the Head
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BABUCI, Angela, PĂLĂRIE, Victor, CATERENIUC, Ilia, ZORINA, Zinovia, VIŞNEVSCHI, Sergiu, HEIMES, Diana, LEHTMAN, Sofia, KAMMERER, Peer Wolfgang. Variability of the Cervical Branch Depending on the Facial Nerve Branching Pattern and Anthropometric Type of the Head. In: Neurology International, 2024, vol. 16, pp. 113-125. ISSN 2035-8385. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/neurolint16010007
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Neurology International
Volumul 16 / 2024 / ISSN 2035-8385 /ISSNe 2035-8377

Variability of the Cervical Branch Depending on the Facial Nerve Branching Pattern and Anthropometric Type of the Head

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/neurolint16010007

Pag. 113-125

Babuci Angela1, Pălărie Victor1, Catereniuc Ilia1, Zorina Zinovia1, Vişnevschi Sergiu1, Heimes Diana2, Lehtman Sofia1, Kammerer Peer Wolfgang2
 
1 ”Nicolae Testemițanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy,
2 University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz
 
 
Disponibil în IBN: 15 martie 2024


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(1) Background: Considering that the specialty literature supplies only general data about the variability of the cervical branch of the facial nerve, this study aimed to determine this branch’s variation and individual peculiarities depending on the nerve branching pattern and anthropometric type of the head. (2) Methods: The study was conducted on 75 hemifaces of adult formalized cadavers. Ahead of anatomical dissection, each head was measured to establish the anthropometric type, according to Franco and colleagues. The branching patterns were then distributed according to the Davis classification. (3) Results: The number of cervical branches (CB) of the facial nerve varied from one to five branches, with the following rate: 1 CB (61.3%), 2 CB (28%), 3 CB (6.7%), 4 CB (2.7%), and 5 CB (1.3%). Seven branching patterns of the facial nerve were revealed: Type I in 18.7%, Type II in 14.7%, Type III in 20%, Type IV in 14.6%, Type V in 5.3%, Type VI in 18.7%, and Type NI in 8% (bizarre types). According to the branching pattern, the mean numbers of the cervical branches were as follows: Type I—1.6 ± 1.02; Type II—1.4 ± 0.50; Type III—1.4 ± 0.50; Type IV—1.4 ± 0.67; Type V—2.0 ± 1.41; Type VI—1.8 ± 1.12; and Type-NI—1.8 ± 0.75; p = 0.599. According to the anthropometric type of the head, the mean number of CB in the mesocephalic type (MCT) was 1.5 ± 0.82, in the dolichocephalic type (DCT), 1.7 ± 0.87, and in the brachycephalic type, (BCT) 1.8 ± 1.04; p = 0.668. (4) Conclusions: The cervical branch of the facial nerve varies depending on the facial nerve branching pattern and the anthropometric type of the head. The highest degree of variation was characteristic of BCT and Type V and the lowest, of MCT and Types II, III, and IV.

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