title: [Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome as a rare cause of recurrent facial nerve palsy].
abstract: Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome is a rare cause of recurrent facial nerve palsy. The syndrome is classically characterized by a triad of signs consisting of facial edema, recurrent peripheral facial nerve paralysis, and congenital fissured tongue, although it may also present in a mono- or oligosymptomatic form. The paper presents a 24-year-old woman with right-sided peripheral facial nerve palsy and a history of left-sided episodes of facial nerve palsy. Magnetic resonance angiography of the cerebral vessels suggested compression of the right seventh and eighth cranial nerves by a vascular loop. The authors describe the patient with a complete picture of Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome and discuss the diagnosing process and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Aging, Degenerative and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Silesian Medical Academy, Central University Hospital, ul. Medyków 14, 40-752 Katowice, Poland. neurowp@infomed.slam.katowice.pl
authors.forename: Grzegorz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Opala
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Krzystanek
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Siuda
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pilch-Kowalczyk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle / Q000473:pathology; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008556:Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012008:Recurrence; D016896:Treatment Outcome