Bell's palsy in the paediatric population

We present a visual case discussion of a 3 year 7 months girl who presented to the emergency department with right sided facial weakness. A diagnosis of paediatric Bell's palsy was made and the patient was started on oral prednisolone 1mg/kg, with good progress seen thereafter.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Visual journal of emergency medicine 2022-10, Vol.29, p.101582, Article 101582
Hauptverfasser:	Ho, Min Yun, Persand, Yasheen, Rosli, Ahmad Syahir Mohd
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bell's palsy Facial nerve palsy Lower motor neuron palsy Paediatrics
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Zusammenfassung:	We present a visual case discussion of a 3 year 7 months girl who presented to the emergency department with right sided facial weakness. A diagnosis of paediatric Bell's palsy was made and the patient was started on oral prednisolone 1mg/kg, with good progress seen thereafter.
ISSN:	2405-4690 2405-4690
DOI:	10.1016/j.visj.2022.101582