title: [Idiopathic cranial polyneuropathies].
abstract: A series of 43 cases with multiple cranial nerve deficits was collected between 1972 and 1990. No diagnosis was established in 15 cases. The facial and the trigeminal nerves were most frequently affected. In 10 cases, a monophasic course was observed usually with recovery. Recurrence was present in 5 cases. An inflammatory mechanism was likely in 10 cases. Nosological relations between these cases and either Bell's palsy (idiopathic facial paralysis) or Tolosa-Hunt's syndrome are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Clinique Neurologique, Hôpital Neurologique P. Wertheimer, Lyon.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Berthier
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vighetto
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aimard
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Confavreux
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trillet
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence; D013129:Spinal Puncture; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: Polyneuropathies crâniennes idiopathiques.