Serap Bilge, Gülen Gül Mert, M Özlem Hergüner, Faruk İncecik, Özgür Sürmelioğlu, Sevcan Bilen, Levent Yılmaz
BACKGROUND: Sudden onset of unilateral weakness of the upper and lower muscles of one side of the face is defined as peripheral facial nerve palsy. Peripheral facial nerve palsy is often idiopathic and sometimes it could be due to infectious, traumatic, neoplastic, and immune causes. This study aimed to report the clinical manifestation, evaluation, and prognosis in children with peripheral facial nerve palsy. METHODS: 57 children under 18 years of age diagnosed with peripheral facial nerve palsy at Çukurova University, Balcalı Hospital, between January 2018 and September 2021, were included in the study...
2022: Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery