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Cerebrospinal fluid in acute peripheral facial palsy.
Journal article

Cerebrospinal fluid in acute peripheral facial palsy.

  • 1999-05-14
Published in:
  • Journal of neurology. - 1999
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Facial Paralysis
Female
HIV Infections
Humans
Lyme Disease
Male
Middle Aged
Parkinson Disease
Retrospective Studies
English Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is rarely analyzed in peripheral facial palsy, and reports in the literature are scarce. We report the CSF findings in 265 patients with acute isolated peripheral facial palsy. The CSF findings were abnormal in 11% of 230 patients with idiopathic peripheral facial palsy, in 60% of 17 patients with Ramsay Hunt syndrome (pleocytosis), in 25% of 8 patients with Lyme disease, in all of 8 patients with HIV infection, and in 2 other patients (sarcoidosis and herpes simplex). We conclude from this large series that the CSF is usually normal in idiopathic peripheral facial palsy. If the CSF is abnormal, a specific cause should be sought.
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  • English
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