Recurrent Idiopathic Facial Paralysis: A Case Report
Hale Hekim Baloğlu1, Serpil Savaş1, Feride Ekimler Süslü1, Mustafa Tüz2
1Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Anabilim Dalı, Isparta, Turkey
2Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Kulak Burun Boğaz Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Isparta, Turkey
Keywords: Facial paralysis, idiopathic, recurrent
Abstract
Idiopathic facial paralysis is the mononeuropathy Multiple recurrences of idiopathic facial paralysis in a patient may be the sign or sympton of a serious illness. therefore; in recurrent cases, family history, systemic diseases and malignancy must be investigated. In this report, a case of recurrent idiopathic facial paralysis is presented. (Turk J Rheumatol 2010; 25: 162-4)