Slowly progressive facial paralysis due to vascular malformation of the brain stem.
Slowly progressive facial paralysis is suggestive of a diagnosis other than Bell's palsy. A case of slowly progressive facial paralysis caused by a cavernous angioma of the brain stem is presented. The classification of vascular malformations of the central nervous system is described with emphasis on the MRI appearance of these lesions.
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Facial Paralysis Center, Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA 15232.
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D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged