Magnetic Resonance Images of a Patient in Their 40s With Right Idiopathic Peripheral Facial Palsy
hyperintensity, nerve neuritis
Images were obtained 5 weeks after presentation to the emergency department, showing typical signs of right facial nerve neuritis. Left arrowheads indicate increased hyperintensity after gadolinium injection; right arrowheads indicate the left facial nerve for comparison. IAC indicates internal auditory canal.