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case_images: Brain MRI with and without contrast showing a punctate focus of enhancement in the distal right internal auditory canal
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case_images: FIG1
case_images: This showed a punctate focus of enhancement in the distal right internal auditory canal, which could represent an abnormal enhancement of the right facial nerve, as can be seen in the setting of facial nerve palsy (Figure 1).