title: Episodic facial palsy due to epithelial cyst of the cerebellopontine angle: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: A case of cerebellopontine angle epithelial cyst is described. Lesions in this region usually present with hearing loss, tinnitus, dysequilibrium, headaches, facial numbness and occasionally trigeminal neuralgia. Our patient presented with the unusual phenomenon of episodic facial palsy. The literature reporting this lesion as well as this mode of presentation has been reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Shenouda
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Coakham
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle / Q000473:pathology; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged