Open AccessGuillain-Barre Syndrome with Bilateral Peripheral Facial Nerve Paralysis Admitted to the Emergency Department
Author(s) -
Davut Sinan Kaplan,
Engin Özakın,
Arif Alper Çevik,
Nurdan Acar,
Göknur Yıldız
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of academic emergency medicine case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.112
0eISSN - 1309-534X
pISSN - 2146-2925
DOI - 10.5505/jaemcr.2012.29291
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , guillain barre syndrome , paralysis , peripheral nerve , surgery , pediatrics , anatomy , psychiatry
Facial nerve paralysis is a common disorder seen in the emergency room.It is mostly located unilaterally but bilateral facial paralysis rarely occurs. A 26 year old patient who presented with bilateral peripheral facial nerve paralysis due to the Guillain-Barre Syndrome is presented.
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