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Query: UMLS:C0014070 (
encephalomyelitis
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Bilateral facial paralysis is an unusual clinical entity that occurs in less than 1% of patients with facial paralysis. In children bilateral facial paralysis is even more rare, and establishing its etiology can be challenging. Four pediatric patients ranging in age from 3 to 17 years are presented who developed bilateral facial paralysis as a result of
acute otitis media
, Lyme disease, recurrent central nervous system leukemia, and acute disseminated
encephalomyelitis
. The diagnosis and treatment of pediatric bilateral facial paralysis are reviewed, as well as the pertinent literature.
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PMID:Pediatric bilateral facial paralysis. 954 63
