Search

Resumen La paralisis facial bilateral simultanea (PFBS) es una rara entidad clinica que generalmente surge como una manifestacion de enfermedades de caracter sistemico, que se diagnostica como paralisis idiopatica de Bell en una pequena proporcion de casos. Entre las causas mas comunes de PFBS estan los traumatismos craneoencefalicos, paralisis de Bell, enfermedad de Lyme, sindrome de Guillain-Barre, sarcoidosis y meningitis bacteriana. Presentamos el caso de una paciente con cuadro de paralisis de Bell bilateral y simultanea.

Simultaneous bilateral facial palsy (SBFP) is an uncommon disorder that usually results from a systemic disease, with only a few cases diagnosed as Bell's Palsy. The most common causes of SBFP are head injuries, Bell's Palsy, Lyme disease, Guillain-Barre syndrome, sarcoidosis, and meningitis. We present a case of SBFP.

Simultaneous bilateral facial palsy (SBFP) is an uncommon disorder that usually results from a systemic disease, with only a few cases diagnosed as Bell's Palsy. The most common causes of SBFP are head injuries, Bell's Palsy, Lyme disease, Guillain-Barré syndrome, sarcoidosis and meningitis. We present a case of SBFP.