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RGUHS Nat. J. Pub. Heal. Sci Vol: 14  Issue: 2 eISSN:  pISSN

Case Report

Bilateral Facial Nerve Palsy- A Rare Clinical Entity

Neki N.S1 , Divyang M. Shah2 , M aninder Singh, Manish Soni, Sri Kant B.Bolewar, Kailash M Kohle, Manisha

 

*Corresponding Author : Dr. N.S. Neki, Professor of Medicine, Govt Medical College & Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, Amritsar 143 001

E-mail: drneki123@gmail.com

1  Professor, 2Postgraduate Students, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Govt. Medical College & Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, Amritsar, Punjab 

Year: 2013, Volume: 3, Issue: 4, Page no. 261-262,
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Abstract

Bilateral simultaneous facial nerve palsy is an extremely rare clinical condition and therefore presents a diagnostic dilemma. It may occur in association with a number of neurological, infectious, neoplastic or degenerative disorders, thereby reflecting an underlying systemic pathology. It may be the presenting symptom in many diseases. A case of 40 years old healthy male is reported here who presented with bilateral facial paralysis and normal deep tendon reflexes on examination. He was diagnosed to be a case of variant of Gullain Barre Syndrome(GBS), managed with symptomatic treatment and physiotherapy.

<p>Bilateral simultaneous facial nerve palsy is an extremely rare clinical condition and therefore presents a diagnostic dilemma. It may occur in association with a number of neurological, infectious, neoplastic or degenerative disorders, thereby reflecting an underlying systemic pathology. It may be the presenting symptom in many diseases. A case of 40 years old healthy male is reported here who presented with bilateral facial paralysis and normal deep tendon reflexes on examination. He was diagnosed to be a case of variant of Gullain Barre Syndrome(GBS), managed with symptomatic treatment and physiotherapy.</p>
Keywords
Bilateral facial nerve palsy; Gullain Barre syndrome.
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