Mumps, Cervical Zoster, and Facial Paralysis: Coincidence or Association?

Figure 1

An electroneurograph recorded from the orbicularis oris muscles on the tenth day of illness showing severe denervation of the left facial nerve. Supramaximal stimulation was provided through bipolar surface electrodes placed with the anode just outside the stylomastoid foramen and the cathode in front of the ear lobe.