Facial nerve palsy: infectious and inflammatory causes
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Facial nerve palsy: infectious and inflammatory causes. Bell’s palsy. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Idiopathic
- Bell’s palsy
Viral infections
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Other infectious causes
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Inflammatory lesions
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Vascular causes
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Vaccinations
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Synonyms
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References
- Ropper AH, Brown RH. Principles of Neurology eighth edition. McGraw Hill New York 2005 p1181-1183.
- Bertorini TE. Neuromuscular case studies. Butterworth Heinemann Philadelphia. 2008 p219.
- Watanabe Y, Ikeda M, Kukimoto N, Kuga M, Tomita H. A case report of facial nerve palsy associated with chickenpox. J Laryngol Otol 1994; 108:676-678.
- Murthy VK, Sawhney IM, Prabhakar S, Chopra JS. Isolated facial palsy in chickenpox. JNNP 1984; 47:754.
- Schirm J, Mulkens PS. Bell's palsy and herpes simplex virus. APMIS 1997; 105:815-823.
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