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Bell's palsy in pregnancy and the puerperium: a report of five cases.
Afr J Med Med Sci. 2010 Jun; 39(2):147-51.AJ

Abstract

The incidence of idiopathic facial nerve palsy is higher during pregnancy and the puerperium than in nonpregnant women of childbearing age. An important association also exists between Bell's palsy and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. We describe three patients with idiopathic facial nerve palsy in pregnancy and two in the puerperium. Two of these were associated with hypertensive disorder of pregnancy. This case report illustrates the fact that Bell's palsy is common in pregnancy and in the peurperium and often associated with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Fawale MB
Department of Medicine, Federal Medical Centre, PMB 201, Ido Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
Owolabi MO
No affiliation info available
Ogunbode O
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AdultBell PalsyFemaleGestational AgeGlucocorticoidsHumansPostpartum PeriodPrednisolonePregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPregnancy OutcomePuerperal DisordersTreatment Outcome

Pub Type(s)

Case Reports
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

21117412

Citation

Fawale, M B., et al. "Bell's Palsy in Pregnancy and the Puerperium: a Report of Five Cases." African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences, vol. 39, no. 2, 2010, pp. 147-51.
Fawale MB, Owolabi MO, Ogunbode O. Bell's palsy in pregnancy and the puerperium: a report of five cases. Afr J Med Med Sci. 2010;39(2):147-51.
Fawale, M. B., Owolabi, M. O., & Ogunbode, O. (2010). Bell's palsy in pregnancy and the puerperium: a report of five cases. African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences, 39(2), 147-51.
Fawale MB, Owolabi MO, Ogunbode O. Bell's Palsy in Pregnancy and the Puerperium: a Report of Five Cases. Afr J Med Med Sci. 2010;39(2):147-51. PubMed PMID: 21117412.
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