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Bilateral transverse fracture of the temporal bone radiating to the facial canal.. A) Right temporal bone.. B) Left temporal bone.
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Temporal bone CT scan revealed bilateral extra-labyrinthine transverse fracture reaching the facial canal in the right ear (Fig. 1).
Bilateral facial palsy: Grade 5 in the left and 3 in the right side.
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After three weeks of conservative measures, the right side improved to a grade III whereas the left side remained unchanged (Fig. 2).
10 months follow up; the patient achieved a grade 2 in the right and a grade 3 in the left side.
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At his 10 months follow up, he achieved a grade III in the left side and a grade II in the right (Fig. 3).