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ArticleJournal of pediatric neurosciences

Bilateral Facial Nerve Palsy in a Child: When the Smile Returns.

Tullio Messana, Francesca Lombardi, Andrea Canini, Angelo Russo, Chiara Landini, Arcangela Curatolo, Antonella Pini, Chiara Ghizzi

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Article in Journal of pediatric neurosciences. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tullio MessanaUOC di Neuropsichiatria Infantile, IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Ospedale Bellaria, Bologna, Italy.
Francesca LombardiUOC Pediatria, Maggiore Hospital, AUSL di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Andrea CaniniUOC Pediatria, Maggiore Hospital, AUSL di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Angelo RussoUOC di Neuropsichiatria Infantile, IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Ospedale Bellaria, Bologna, Italy.
Chiara LandiniUOC Pediatria, Maggiore Hospital, AUSL di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Arcangela CuratoloUOC Pediatria, Maggiore Hospital, AUSL di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Antonella PiniUOC di Neuropsichiatria Infantile, IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Ospedale Bellaria, Bologna, Italy.
Chiara GhizziUOC Pediatria, Maggiore Hospital, AUSL di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Azienda USL di Bologna · ITOspedale Bellaria · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bilateral facial nerve palsy (FNP) is an extremely rare clinical condition. Different from unilateral FNP, because of idiopathic or Bell's palsy in the majority of cases, bilateral FNP is most often correlated to an underlying medical condition, which can be congenital, neurological, infectious, neoplastic, traumatic, or metabolic. We describe the case of an 8-year-old girl with bilateral facial paralysis because of Epstein-Barr virus infection with late diagnosis and therapy. We discuss the differential diagnosis hypothesis, focusing on the different outcome and recovery times in relation to the timing of treatment.

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Bilateral facial palsychildrenEpstein–Barr virussteroid therapy

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PMID30937102
PMCPMC6413604
OpenAlexW2918142278

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