You meet a patient in the hospital who has an isolated schwannoma of the left facial nerve, which has completely compromised all function of all the nerve fibers just as they exit the brainstem. What symptoms do you expect this patient to have?
A. Left hemifacial palsy (upper and lower), decreased taste on anterior left tongue, hyperacusis in left ear, decreased sensation in external left ear, decreased secretion of left salivary and nasal glands
B. Left lower facial palsy, decreased taste on anterior left tongue, hyperacusis in left ear, decreased sensation in external left ear, decreased secretion of left salivary and nasal glands
C. Right hemifacial palsy (upper and lower), decreased taste on anterior right tongue, hyperacusis in right ear, decreased sensation in external left ear, decreased secretion of left salivary and nasal glands
D. Asymptomatic
E. Left hemifacial palsy (upper and lower) only