Marginal mandibular branch ... A stroke caused by a lack of blood flow to your brain stem can similarly damage the facial nerve. Other conditions that can affect the facial nerve include ...

An 18-year-old man with a gunshot injury to the neck was brought to our hospital ... his only remaining deficit was inability to depress his lip, consistent with a marginal mandibular nerve palsy.

According to sources, the doctor suffered a deep neck laceration requiring 18 sutures and incurred a marginal mandibular nerve injury. Since the cut was just two inches above the carotid artery ...