Palpation of the orbital rim can identify step-off fractures. Periorbital swelling may mask the presence of proptosis. Tonometry and palpation should be used to rapidly identify a tense orbit from ...

Dissecting an alligator’s head, she found that the bumps were connected to nerves, which led into the skull through holes in the bones of the jaws. These holes, known as foramina, are found in ...

The second spinal nerve runs through a fairly wide space that functions as an intervertebral foramen. It consists of the very discreet inferior notch of the atlas and the pedicle of the axis, which ...

On examination, her visual acuity was 6/6 in both eyes. She had a mass located inferior to the medial canthus and tethered to the orbital rim. She did not have diplopia, proptosis or strabismus and ...

The Johns Hopkins Facial Nerve Center provides advanced care to patients who experience facial nerve disorders including facial paralysis. With the help of our specialists, we develop an ...