Bilateral facial nerve palsy secondary to an atypical presentation of Gullain-Barré syndrome

• Main Authors: Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah, Che Abdullah, Shahrin Tarmizi, Omar, Ahmad Marzuki, Nik Ahmad, Nik Nur Fatnoon, Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2009
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/10592/1/IMJVol8No1pg41-44_-_Bilateral_Facial_Nerve_Palsy.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/10592/; http://www.e-imj.com/

Bilateral simultaneous facial nerve palsy is an extremely rare clinical entity and may occur in association with a variety of neurological, infectious, neoplastic or degenerative disorders. We describe a patient, who presented with facial diplegia and normal reflexes on examination. During the entir...