title: [Simultaneous bilateral peripheral facial paralysis is a rare variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome].
abstract: This case report describes a 63-year-old male presenting with five days progressing bilateral peripheral facial paralysis and mild sensory symptoms. Cerebrospinal fluid showed albumin-cytological dissociation. Nerve conduction studies showed slightly reduced conduction velocity, slightly prolonged F-wave latency and temporal dispersion. Following treatment with IV immunoglobulin (0.4 g/kg/day for five consecutive days) recovery was prominent, though incomplete. This is believed to be the first described case in Denmark of the very rare variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome termed "facial diplegia and paraesthesias".
authors.affiliation: Neurologisk Afdeling, Glostrup Hospital, Ndr. Ringvej 57, 2600 Glostrup. E-mail: siska.frahm-falkenberg.01@regionh.dk.
authors.forename: Siska
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Frahm-Falkenberg
authors.forename: Charlotte Dornonville
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: de la Cour
authors.forename: Preben Borring
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Andersen
mesh_terms: D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous; D007155:Immunologic Factors