Open AccessIdiopathic palatal palsy
Author(s) -
Salmaan Ahmed,
Altaf Hussain,
Tejaswini Patel,
Husna Rafeeq Ahmed,
Mohammed Idris Shariff,
Mohammed Yunus Kafil
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.220032
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , paralysis , magnetic resonance imaging , brainstem , surgery , palsy , conservative management , regurgitation (circulation) , radiology , pathology , alternative medicine
We report a case of isolated palatine paralysis in a 10-year-old boy. This kid presented with complaints of nasal regurgitation of liquids with nasal speech. Brain magnetic resonance imaging was done which was normal. The patient recovered in 10 days without any residual paralysis. Various causes which include infections, trauma, tumor, and brainstem lesions were investigated, but no predisposing factor was found. The patient responded well to conservative management and had been asymptomatic for 3 months.