Summary
In patients with unilateral facial nerve paresis the parotid reflex secretions of both sides were measured and chemically analyzed to investigate whether an alteration of composition and volume of parotid secretion could be demonstrated in facial nerve paresis, i.e., whether a functional influence of the facial nerve on the parotid gland could be recognized. Flow rate as well as protein and α-amylase concentrations were determined in the parotid secretions. A highly significant decrease of flow rates (ml/min) was observed on the paretic side whereas no differences could be found in the concentrations of protein and amylase. These results can be explained by assuming intratemporal anastomoses between the facial and glossopharyngeal nerves. An additional analysis by topodiagnostic criteria makes it likely that this anastomosing takes place only distal to the geniculate ganglion.
Zusammenfassung
Bei Patienten mit einseitiger peripherer Facialisparese wurde die reflektorische Parotissekretion im Seitenvergleich gemessen, um zu untersuchen, ob es eine funktionelle Beeinflussung der Gl. parotis durch den N. facialis gibt. Im einzelnen wurden die Flußrate, die Protein- und die Amylasekonzentration bestimmt. Wir fanden auf der Seite der Parese eine hochsignifikante Verminderung der Flußrate, während die Protein- und Amylasekonzentration keine Abweichung zeigte. Dies spricht für eine intratemporale Anastomosierung des N. facialis mit dem N. glossopharyngeus. Die zusätzliche Aufschlüsselung nach topodiagnostischen Kriterien der Facialisparese weist darauf hin, daß diese Anastomose erst distal vom Ganglion geniculi stattfindet.
Similar content being viewed by others
Literatur
Becker W, Haubrich J, Seifert G (1978) Krankheiten der Kopfspeicheldrüsen. In: Berendes J, Link R, Zöllner F (Hrsg) Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde in Praxis und Klinik. Thieme, Stuttgart
Benninghoff A, Goerttler K (1964) Lehrbuch der Anatomie des Menschen. 3. Bd. Urban & Schwarzenberg, München Berlin
Chilla R, Arold R (1975) Über Sekretionsmechanismen der Ohrspeicheldrüse und deren medikamentöse Beeinflussung. HNO 23:229
Chilla R, Kropp T, Arglebe Ch (1977) Amylaseaktivität und Isoamylasemuster im Parotisspeichel des Menschen. Laryngol Rhinol 56:912
Corning HK (1946) Lehrbuch der topografischen Anatomie. 23. Auflage. Springer, Berlin Göttingen Heidelberg
Diamant H, Wiberg A (1965) Does the chorda tympani in man contain secretory fibres for the parotid gland? Acta Otolaryngol 60:255
Emmelin N (1964) Secretory nerves of the salivary glands. In: Sreebny LM, Meyer J (eds) Salivary glands and their secretion. Pergamon Press, New York
Emmelin N, Garret JR, Holmberg J (1968) Uncharted secretory nerves in the parotid gland of the dog. Experientia 24:460
Emmelin N, Trendelenburg U (1972) Degeneration activity after parasympathetic or sympathetic denervation. Rev Physiol 66:147
Ford FR, Woodhall B (1938) Phenomen due to misdirection of regenerating fibres of cranial, spinal and autonomic nerves. Arch Surg 36:480–496
Golding-Wood PH (1962) Tympanic neurectomie. J Laryngol Otol 76:683
Gontiers J, Fisch U (1976) Schirmer's test. It's normal values and clinical significance. ORL 38:1
Gorden AB, Fiddian RV (1976) Frey's syndrome after parotid surgery. Am J Surg 132:54
Hogemann KE (1950) The auriculotemporal syndrome after surgical intervention for mandibular protrusion. Acta Psychiatr Neurol Scand [Suppl] 106
Holloway RM, Singleton GT (1967) Gustatory sweating. Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat Mon 46:316
Holmberg J (1971a) On the nerves to the parotid gland. In: Emmelin N, Zotteman Y (eds) Oral physiology. Pergamon Press, New York
Holmberg J (1971b) The secretory nerves of the parotid gland of the dog. J Physiol 219:463
Laage-Hellman JE (1957) Gustatory sweating and flushing after conservative parotidectomie. Acta Otolaryngol 48:234
Laage-Hellman JE (1958) Treatment of gustatory sweating and flushing. Acta Otolaryngol 49:132
List CF, Peet MM (1938) Sweat secretion in man. Arch Neurol Psychiatry 40:443
Lowry OH, Rosebrough NJ, Farr AL, Randall RJ (1951) Protein measurements with the folin phenol reagent. J Biol Chem 193:265
Mandour MA, Helmi RA, El-Sheik MM, El-Garem F, El Ghazzawi E (1977) Effect of tympanic neurectomy on human parotid slivary gland. Arch Otolaryngol 103:338
Mullins WM, Gross ChW, Moore JM (1979) Long follow-up of tympanic neurectomy for silorrhea. Laryngoscope 89:1219
Parisier SC, Binder WJ, Blitzer A, Friedman WH, Marowitz WF (1978) Evaluation of tympanic neurectomy and chorda tympanectomy for gustatory sweating and benigne salivary gland disease. Ear Nase Throat J 57:213
Rauch S (1958) Die Speicheldrüsen des Menschen. Thieme, Stuttgart
Reichert FC, Poth EJ (1932) Pathways of the secretory fibres of the salivary gland in man. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med 30:973 (1932)
Ross JAT (1970) The function of the tympanic plexus as related to Frey's syndrome. Laryngoscope 80:1816
Smith RO, Hemenway WG, Stevens UM, Ratzer ER (1970) Jacobson's neurectomy for Frey's syndrome. Am J Surg 120:478
Spiro RH, Martin H (1967) Gustatory sweating following parotid surgery and radical neck-dissection. Am J Surg 165:118
Street HV, Close JR (1956) Determination of amylase activity in biological fluids. Clin Chim Acta 1:256
Wang SC (1962) Central nervous representation of salivary secretion. In: Sreebny LM, Meyer J (eds) Proc Int Conf on Salivary Glands and their Secretion, Seattle
Wiberg A (1972) The salivary secretion in disorders of the 7th and 9th cranial nerves. In: Emmelin N, Zotteman Y (eds) Proc Int Symp Oral Physiol, Stockholm, August 1971
Young SA (1956) Unilateral sweating of the submental reagion after eating (chorda tympany syndrome). Br Med J 2:976
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Vollrath, M., Brüner, M., Arglebe, C. et al. Der N. Facialis als Träger sekretorischer Parotisfasern. Arch Otorhinolaryngol 228, 57–67 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00455895
Received:
Accepted:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00455895
Key words
- Degeneration secretion
- Facial nerve palsy
- Flow-rate
- Frey's syndrome
- Parotid innervation
- Plexus tympanicus