Guillain-barré syndrome associated with acute onset bilateral facial nerve palsies. A case report and literature review.

D'Amore, A; Viglianesi, A; Cavallaro, T; Chiaramonte, R; Muscoso, E G; Giuffrida, S; Chiaramonte, I; Ettorre, G C

D'Amore, A; Viglianesi, A; Cavallaro, T; Chiaramonte, R; Muscoso, E G; Giuffrida, S; Chiaramonte, I; Ettorre, G C.

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D'Amore A; Section of Radiological Sciences, Department of Medical-Diagnostic Specialties, University of Catania; Catania, Italy - damorealessandro@virgilio.it.

Neuroradiol J ; 25(6): 665-70, 2012 Dec 20.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24029178

RESUMEN

Guillain-Barré syndrome is a post infectious, immune-mediated disease with cranial nerve involvement observed in 45-75% of patients. Bilateral facial nerve palsy is rather uncommon and occurs in 0.3% to 2% of all facial palsies. We describe a rare case of a 29-year-old man with bilateral facial palsy caused by a Guillain-Barré syndrome with an unusual onset and progression of neurological symptoms. Neuroradiological findings in our patient are described and compared with data from literature on bilateral facial palsies to make differential diagnosis easier for neuroradiologists.

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Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Risk_factors_studies Idioma: En Revista: Neuroradiol J Año: 2012 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos

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