TY - JOUR
T1 - Unusual and benign course of idiopathic facial diplegia
AU - Khlebtovsky, Alexander
AU - Saban, Tal
AU - Steiner, Israel
PY - 2013/6
Y1 - 2013/6
N2 - Bilateral facial nerve palsy or facial diplegia is a rare condition that occurs mainly in the context of Guillain-Barré syndrome. Its natural history has never been studied. We report four patients with isolated idiopathic bilateral facial nerve palsy with meningitis, no evidence of Guillain-Barré syndrome and rapid and complete recovery. Our report aims to draw attention to an unusual variant of bilateral facial palsy.
AB - Bilateral facial nerve palsy or facial diplegia is a rare condition that occurs mainly in the context of Guillain-Barré syndrome. Its natural history has never been studied. We report four patients with isolated idiopathic bilateral facial nerve palsy with meningitis, no evidence of Guillain-Barré syndrome and rapid and complete recovery. Our report aims to draw attention to an unusual variant of bilateral facial palsy.
KW - Bell's palsy
KW - Facial diplegia
KW - Guillain-Barré syndrome
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jocn.2012.07.017
DO - 10.1016/j.jocn.2012.07.017
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C2 - 23566702
AN - SCOPUS:84891866952
SN - 0967-5868
VL - 20
SP - 904
EP - 905
JO - Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
JF - Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
IS - 6
ER -