Simultaneous palsy of facial and vestibular nerve in a child with Lyme borreliosis.
We describe a boy with borreliosis characterized by lymphocytic meningitis and simultaneous palsy of facial and vestibular nerves on the left side. A mild sensoneural affection was also confirmed by brainstem evoked response audiometry. While symptoms of vestibular dysfunction quickly decreased during antibiotic treatment, facial palsy improved only slowly.
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Klinik für Kinder und Jugendliche, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Federal Republic of Germany.
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Christ
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Harms
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D002648:Child; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D014725:Vestibular Nerve; D000160:Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology