title: Bell's palsy in pregnancy: underlying HELLP syndrome or pre-eclampsia?
abstract: Bell's palsy is not uncommon during pregnancy. An association with pre-eclampsia (PE) has been reported previously. Furthermore, it has even been suggested that Bell's palsy could be a predictor of PE. We report three cases illustrating various possible aspects of this association, one of them including the features of HELLP (haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets) syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Poitiers University - Internal Medicine , CHU de Poitiers, 2 rue de la Milétrie BP 577.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Pourrat
authors.affiliation: Poitiers University - Neurology.
authors.forename: J-P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Neau
authors.affiliation: Poitiers University - Gynaecology and Obstetrics , Poitiers 86021 , France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pierre
keywords: general medicine; high-risk pregnancy; maternal–fetal medicine; neurology