FACIAL PARALYSIS IN CHILDREN
- 1 January 1972
- journal article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Pediatrics
- Vol. 49 (1) , 102-109
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.49.1.102
Abstract
In any instance of facial paralysis in a child, an effort should be made to determine immediately whether it is caused by a specific, treatable entity. Of 61 cases of facial paralysis in children seen in a Facial Paralysis Clinic, 38% were not Bell's palsy. Eight of the 61 children had disease amenable to specific therapy available today. Experience with 504 patients of all age groups seen within 4 years has led the authors to abandon facial nerve decompression in the treatment of Bell's palsy.Keywords
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