A patient presents with facial nerve palsy following head trauma with fracture of the mastoid; best intervention here is -: (A) Immediate decompression, (B) Wait and watch, (C) Facial sling, (D) Steroids
Answer is A. In case of Temporal bone trauma
“In case of acute complete paralysis, surgical exploration is warranted if ENOG shows > 90% denervation within 6 days of the onset of parlysis and the patient is neurologically stable”