Peripheral facial paralysis as initial manifestation of hypertension in a child

Hypertension is one of the rare causes of peripheral facial paralysis in children. The unawareness of this association at presentation may cause serious medical errors and result in delays in the diagnosis of hypertension, which may worsen with corticosteroid therapy given for Bell's palsy. We...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Turkish journal of pediatrics 2002-01, Vol.44 (1), p.73-75
Hauptverfasser:	Aynaci, F Müjgan, Sen, Yaşar
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cerebellopontine Angle Cerebral Hemorrhage - etiology Child Facial Paralysis - etiology Female Humans Hypertension - complications Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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