Acquired facial palsy with hypertension secondary to Guillain-Barre syndrome.
Most cases of facial nerve paresis are idiopathic (Bell's palsy). However, rare and potentially dangerous conditions may present in this manner. We report 2 children presenting with unilateral lower motor neuron facial nerve palsy and hypertension. A diagnosis of Guillain-Barre syndrome was made in both; literature linking facial nerve palsy in childhood with hypertension and Guillain-Barre syndrome is reviewed.
Department of Neurology, Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia. njcs3@medschl.cam.ac.uk
Nicholas
N
Smith
Padraic
P
Grattan-Smith
Ian P
IP
Andrews
Gad
G
Kainer
D002675:Child, Preschool; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology*