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ArticleCureus2026

A Case Report of Familial Facial Nerve Palsy in an Infant.

Dallin Stevens, Steven J Laxton, Dexter Woods

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Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Dallin StevensEmergency Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) - Nashville/Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford, Murfreesboro, USA.
Steven J LaxtonEmergency Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) - Nashville/Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford, Murfreesboro, USA.
Dexter WoodsEmergency Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) - Nashville/Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford, Murfreesboro, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This is a case report of a three-year-old patient who was evaluated in the emergency department with noted facial nerve palsy in the setting of a family history of facial nerve palsy at similar ages. The patient presented with unilateral facial nerve palsy, with multiple family members experiencing this illness at young ages. Data is still insufficient to know the optimal treatment in this age group; however, following data for ages 10 and above, steroids and ocular lubricant were prescribed, and the patient was sent for follow up with their primary care physician and was referred to a neurologist. The toddler at three months follow up had complete resolution of the facial nerve palsy without complication.

Indexed as

bells palsyfacial droop without forehead involvementfacial nerve palsyfacial palsyinfantile facial nerve palsyjuvenile facial nerve palsy

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PMID41658723
PMCPMC12882794

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