Facial nerve palsy Flashcards

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Unilateral causes:

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  • Idiopathic: Bell’s palsy
  • Infection: otitis media, TB, HSV
  • Inflammation: sarcoidosis, lymphoma
  • Traumatic injury
  • Vascular (stroke)
  • Malignancy: cholesteatoma, acoustic neuroma
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Bilateral causes:

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  • Autoimmune: Guillain-Barre syndrome, Myasthenia gravis
  • Infection: Lyme disease, HIV
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Motor neurone disease
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