Dear patient,

the Facial-Nerve-Centre Jena is a cooperative institution formed by the Clinic of neurology, the Chair of clinical psychology, the Clinic of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology and further cooperative partners within in University Hospital Jena (UKJ). Its general purpose is to treat diseases on an interdisciplinary level affecting the facial nerve (also called the Nervus facialis). Since 2020, the Facial-Nerve-Centre is also an essential part of the Centre for rare peripheral neural diseases within the Thuringian Competence Center for Rare Diseases. Alongside the clinical treatment of our patients the Facial-Nerve-Centre is responsible for coordinating the clinical research concerning facial nerve diseases.
On our website, you may find further information on our institution, our work in general as well as valuable facts especially for our patients with a disease of the facial nerve, also called “facial nerve paralysis” or “facial palsy”.
Click here to get a brief overview on operative and conservative treatment of the facial nerve disease.