Guillain-Barré Syndrome presenting with bilateral facial nerve paralysis: a case report

نویسندگان

  • Ram Prakash Narayanan
  • Nirmal James
  • Kannan Ramachandran
  • Mario J Jaramillo
چکیده

Bilateral paralysis of the facial nerve is a relatively rare presentation and often indicates a serious underlying medical condition. Guillain-Barré syndrome needs to be considered, among others in the differential diagnoses of such presentation. We present here the case of a 35 year old female who presented with bilateral facial nerve paralysis due to the Guillain-Barré syndrome.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Cases Journal

دوره 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008