Peripheral facial nerve paralysis is relatively common in the pediatric age group. Infectious agents convincingly associated with acute facial palsy include varicella-zoster virus, herpes simplex virus, cytomegalovirus, Epstein–Barr virus, rubella virus, and more recently, human immunodeficiency virus. However, facial palsy has rarely been documented in patients with mumps virus infection. Faci...

Facial nerve palsy due to temporal bone metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has rarely been reported. We experienced a rare case of temporal bone metastasis of HCC that initially presented as facial nerve palsy and was diagnosed by surgical biopsy. This patient also discovered for the first time that he had chronic hepatitis B and C infections due to this facial nerve palsy. Radiation ...

A 72-year-old woman presented left peripheral facial palsy for 1 day. Neurologic examination revealed isolated left peripheral facial palsy (figure 1). She did not have additional pontomedullary symptoms or signs, such as diplopia, abduction weakness, facial sensory loss, vertigo, nystagmus, or dysarthria. A brain diffusion-weighted MRI scan showed a hyperintense signal in the left dorsal pons ...

OBJECTIVE To characterize the presentation, treatment, and outcome of neonates presenting with facial nerve palsy resulting from forceps use. DESIGN Retrospective medical chart review. SETTING Two tertiary care pediatric hospitals. PATIENTS Neonates with facial nerve palsy caused by forceps use born during the period of April 1, 1989, to April 1, 2005. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Resolution of...

Facial nerve palsy has been occasionally attributed to infectious agents, but Rickettsiae species have not been documented as causative agents. We report two adolescent girls with facial nerve palsy and serological evidence of R conorii infection. These cases indicate that rickettsioses should be included among the causes of facial nerve palsy, particularly in endemic areas.

Middle ear barotrauma is one of the common complications of SCUBA diving representing acute otalgia, hearing loss, and bleeding. But occurrence of facial palsy is rare. Here we report a case of a 30-year-old navy diver suffered middle ear barotrauma with transient facial palsy after SCUBA diving. He felt difficulty in equalizing the pressure in middle ear with Valsalva maneuver during diving, a...

INTRODUCTION Facial nerve palsy results in the loss of facial expression and is most commonly caused by a benign self-limiting inflammatory condition, known as Bell's palsy. However, there are other conditions which may result in injury of the seventh cranial nerve and the radiologist should be familiar with their imaging appearances. MATERIALS AND METHODS The relevant anatomy of the facial n...

conclusions complete rupture of the facial nerve is challenging and the treatment is surgery, which requires careful planning. introduction facial paralysis is a devastating condition with profound functional, aesthetic and psychosocial consequences. tumors within or outside the skull, bell’s palsy and trauma are the most common causes of facial paralysis in adults. case presentation our patien...

We report the unusual presentation of coarctation of the aorta with facial nerve palsy in an infant and a child. The facial nerve palsy and hypertension resolved spontaneously after relief of the aortic coarctation. Our two cases are the first reports of unidentified coarctation of the aorta presenting as facial nerve palsy, with the infant being the youngest to be reported.