Facial nerve palsy: medical causes

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

Facial nerve palsy: medical causes. Pontine ischaemic stroke, Pontine haemorrhage, Cerebral vein thrombosis (CVT). Fully referenced neurology checklist.

Vascular causes

  • Pontine ischaemic stroke
  • Pontine haemorrhage
  • Cerebral vein thrombosis (CVT)
  • Cerebral microbleeds: case report

Systemic causes

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Drug induced

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Iatrogenic causes

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Synonyms

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References

  1. Ropper AH, Brown RH. Principles of Neurology eighth edition. McGraw Hill New York 2005 p1181-1183.
  2. Bertorini TE. Neuromuscular case studies. Butterworth Heinemann Philadelphia. 2008 p219.
  3. Agarwal R, Manandhar L, Saluja P, Grandhi B. Pontine stroke presenting as isolated facial nerve palsy mimicking Bell's palsy: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2011; 5:287. 
  4. Oh SI, Kim EG, Jeong HW, Kim SJ. Teaching NeuroImages: Isolated peripheral facial palsy due to ipsilateral pontine infarction. Neurology 2015; 85:e1-e2.
  5. Sherman SC, Thompson TM. Pontine hemorrhage presenting as an isolated facial nerve palsy. Ann Emerg Med 2005; 46:64-66. 
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