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  • Title: Magnetic stimulation of the facial nerve.
    Author: Metson R, Rebeiz E, West C, Thornton A.
    Journal: Laryngoscope; 1991 Jan; 101(1 Pt 1):25-30. PubMed ID: 1984547.
    Abstract:
    Intracranial activation of the facial nerve is now possible with the noninvasive techniques of magnetic stimulation. Brief magnetic pulses generated by a coil overlying the parietal scalp elicit compound muscle action potentials of similar shape and amplitude and greater latency than those produced by electroneurography. Mapping studies demonstrate the compound muscle action potentials to be of constant latency and varying amplitude with changing coil location. Maximum compound muscle action potential amplitudes are obtained with the coil center located in a rectangular area superior and posterior to the ear canal. A comparison of large and small diameter coils showed them to be equally effective for painless facial nerve stimulation; however, the smaller coil allowed for a more localized field of activation. Magnetic stimulation has the potential to provide cross-the-lesion testing of facial nerve function.
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