title: Unusual and benign course of idiopathic facial diplegia.
abstract: Bilateral facial nerve palsy or facial diplegia is a rare condition that occurs mainly in the context of Guillain-Barré syndrome. Its natural history has never been studied. We report four patients with isolated idiopathic bilateral facial nerve palsy with meningitis, no evidence of Guillain-Barré syndrome and rapid and complete recovery. Our report aims to draw attention to an unusual variant of bilateral facial palsy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Rabin Medical Center, Center-Beilinson Campus, 49100 Petach Tikva, Israel.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khlebtovsky
authors.forename: Tal
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saban
authors.forename: Israel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Steiner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D005155:Facial Nerve Diseases / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009431:Neural Conduction / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D002097:C-Reactive Protein