Peripheral (Seventh) Nerve Palsy and Multiple Sclerosis: A Diagnostic Dilemma - A Case Report
During the last decades, only a few cases on the association between peripheral demyelinating diseases and multiple sclerosis (MS) have been reported. We describe the case of a young man who was initially diagnosed with Bell's palsy, and only after performing a brain MRI was the diagnosis of MS...
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Christian Saleh Olga Patsi Frederic Mataigne Stefan Beyenburg Peripheral (Seventh) Nerve Palsy and Multiple Sclerosis: A Diagnostic Dilemma - A Case Report Case Reports in Neurology Multiple sclerosis Peripheral demyelinating disease Seventh nerve palsy Isolated idiopathic peripheral facial palsy Bell’s palsy |
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Peripheral (Seventh) Nerve Palsy and Multiple Sclerosis: A Diagnostic Dilemma - A Case Report |
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Peripheral (Seventh) Nerve Palsy and Multiple Sclerosis: A Diagnostic Dilemma - A Case Report |
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Peripheral (Seventh) Nerve Palsy and Multiple Sclerosis: A Diagnostic Dilemma - A Case Report |
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Peripheral (Seventh) Nerve Palsy and Multiple Sclerosis: A Diagnostic Dilemma - A Case Report |
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Peripheral (Seventh) Nerve Palsy and Multiple Sclerosis: A Diagnostic Dilemma - A Case Report |
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peripheral (seventh) nerve palsy and multiple sclerosis: a diagnostic dilemma - a case report |
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Karger Publishers |
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Case Reports in Neurology |
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1662-680X |
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2016-01-01 |
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During the last decades, only a few cases on the association between peripheral demyelinating diseases and multiple sclerosis (MS) have been reported. We describe the case of a young man who was initially diagnosed with Bell's palsy, and only after performing a brain MRI was the diagnosis of MS made. We review the literature and discuss some pitfalls which may lead to missing the diagnosis of MS. |
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Multiple sclerosis Peripheral demyelinating disease Seventh nerve palsy Isolated idiopathic peripheral facial palsy Bell’s palsy |
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