@article{ref1,
title="An unusual case of facial nerve palsy following soccer related minor head injury",
journal="British journal of sports medicine",
year="2006",
author="Leitch, E. F. and Hanson, J. R.",
volume="40",
number="4",
pages="e9-e9",
abstract="A 16 year old amateur soccer player sustained a minor head injury while contesting a ball in the air. He was unconscious for two minutes and remained &quot;dizzy&quot; for about an hour. After two days he developed a profound left lower motor neurone facial nerve palsy. He was found to have a complex fracture of the left petrous temporal bone, with fluid in the left middle ear and left mastoid. Treatment was conservative with oral steroids and oral co-amoxiclav and a left myringotomy to decompress his middle ear. The spectrum of aetiology, presentation, and prognosis for facial nerve injuries is discussed.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0306-3674",
doi="10.1136/bjsm.2004.016477",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsm.2004.016477"
}