Facial nerve palsy: causes of recurrent palsy
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Facial nerve palsy: causes of recurrent palsy. Multiple sclerosis (MS), Primary facial nerve neuroblastoma. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Neurological causes
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)
- Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsy (HNPP)
- Primary facial nerve neuroblastoma
- Behcet’s syndrome
Ontological causes
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Medical causes
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Other causes
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Synonyms
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References
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- Ivanković M, Demarin V. From recurrent peripheral facial palsy to multiple sclerosis. Acta Clin Croat 2011; 50:419-421.
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- Fenton CJ, Coddington R, Ramsay AD, Garth RJ. Primary neuroblastoma of the facial nerve presenting as a recurrent facial paralysis. J Laryngol Otol 1996; 110:151-153.
- Nicholson JO. Recurrent facial paralysis with parotitis. Am J Otol 1989; 10:486-487.
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