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Idiopathic facial paralysis is the most common type of facial nerve injury, accounting for approximately 70% of peripheral facial paralysis cases. This disease can not only lead to a change in facial expression but also greatly impact the psychology of patients. In severe cases, it can affect the normal work and life of patients. Therefore, the research on facial nerve injury repair has important clinical significance. In order to study the mechanism of this disease, it is necessary to carry out relevant animal experiments, among which the most important task is to establish an animal model with the same pathogenesis as human disease. The compression of the facial nerve within the petrous bone, especially the nerve trunk at the junction of the distal end of the internal auditory canal and the labyrinthine segment, is the pathogenesis of idiopathic facial paralysis. In order to simulate this common disease, a compression injury model of the main extracranial segment of the facial nerve was established in this study. The neurological damage was evaluated by behavioral, neuroelectrophysiological, and histological examination. Finally, 50 g constant force and 90 s clamp injury were selected as the injury parameters to construct a stable idiopathic facial paralysis model.

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Keywords Facial Nerve InjuryIdiopathic Facial ParalysisFacial Nerve Injury ModelFacial Nerve CompressionFacial Nerve RepairPeripheral Facial ParalysisRat ModelBehavioral AssessmentNeuroelectrophysiologyHistological Examination

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