Misdiagnosis of Bell's palsy: Case series and literature review

Although Bell's palsy is a common etiology for isolated facial paralysis, it is important clinicians perform a complete neurologic examination to avoid misdiagnosis. Multiple cranial neuropathy is often caused by tumor or infection.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bacorn, Colin, Fong, Nancy Su Teng, Lin, Lily Koo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7364059/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32695353
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2832
Descripción
Sumario:Although Bell's palsy is a common etiology for isolated facial paralysis, it is important clinicians perform a complete neurologic examination to avoid misdiagnosis. Multiple cranial neuropathy is often caused by tumor or infection.

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