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Facial nerve branches (illustration)

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard
Diagnosis not applicable

Facial nerve branches diagram. Image created by Patrick Lynch. See case discussion for further details. 

Case Discussion

The initial image was created by Patrick Lynch and available from Wikimedia commons here

This version has been edited, with the removal of a branch and rearrangement of the branches emerging from the parotid gland to more closely resemble the traditional description. 

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