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World J Clin Cases. Dec 16, 2015; 3(12): 973-979
Published online Dec 16, 2015. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v3.i12.973
Published online Dec 16, 2015. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v3.i12.973
Table 1 Possible causes of facial nerve palsy in children
| Causes of facial nerve palsy in childhood | |
| Idiopathic | Bell’s palsy |
| Congenital | Delivery traumas: |
| Primiparity | |
| Birth weight > 3500 g | |
| Forceps | |
| Cesarean section | |
| Prematurity | |
| Syndromic malformative: | |
| Möbius syndrome | |
| Goldenhar syndrome | |
| Syringobulbia | |
| Arnold-Chiari syndrome | |
| Genetic: | |
| Hereditary myopathies | |
| 3q21-22 and 10q21.3-22.1 mutations | |
| Acquired | Infectious: |
| Ramsay Hunt syndrome | |
| Epstein-Barr virus | |
| Haemophilus influenzae | |
| Tubercolosis | |
| Lyme disease | |
| Cytomegalovirus | |
| Adenovirus | |
| Rubella | |
| Mumps | |
| Mycoplasma pneumoniae | |
| Human immunodeficiency virus | |
| Acute otitis media | |
| Chronic otitis media/cholesteatoma | |
| Inflammatory: | |
| Henoch-Schönlein porpora | |
| Kawasaki syndrome | |
| Neoplastic: | |
| Schwannomas of the VII c.n. | |
| Hemangiomas | |
| Rhabdomyosarcoma | |
| Temporal bone histiocytosis | |
| Leukemia | |
| Parotid gland tumors | |
| Traumatic: | |
| Temporal bone fractures | |
| Iatrogenic | |
- Citation: Ciorba A, Corazzi V, Conz V, Bianchini C, Aimoni C. Facial nerve paralysis in children. World J Clin Cases 2015; 3(12): 973-979
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v3/i12/973.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v3.i12.973