Case Report
Guillain-Barré Syndrome presenting with bilateral facial nerve paralysis: a case report
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* Corresponding author: Ram P Narayanan dr_ramprakash@rediffmail.com
1 Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, University Hospital of Aintree, Lower Lane, Liverpool L9 7AL, UK
2 Department of Anaesthesia, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XW, UK
3 Department of ENT Surgery, West Wales General Hospital, Carmarthen SA31 2AF, UK
Cases Journal 2008, 1:379 doi:10.1186/1757-1626-1-379
Published: 8 December 2008Abstract
Bilateral paralysis of the facial nerve is a relatively rare presentation and often indicates a serious underlying medical condition. Guillain-Barré syndrome needs to be considered, among others in the differential diagnoses of such presentation. We present here the case of a 35 year old female who presented with bilateral facial nerve paralysis due to the Guillain-Barré syndrome.