Saini Arushi, Singhi Pratibha, Sodhi K S, Gupta Ajit
Department of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
J Child Neurol. 2013 Apr;28(4):506-8. doi: 10.1177/0883073812444734. Epub 2012 May 16.
Idiopathic facial nerve palsy, also known as Bell palsy is rare in the neonatal age group. Other more common causes such as birth trauma; infections, especially otitis media; and congenital malformations need to be excluded. We present here a 4-week-old neonate with Bell palsy who responded rapidly to oral corticosteroids. Such an early presentation of idiopathic facial nerve palsy and use of corticosteroids in neonates is scarcely reported in the literature.
特发性面神经麻痹，也称为贝尔麻痹，在新生儿年龄组中较为罕见。需要排除其他更常见的病因，如产伤、感染，尤其是中耳炎，以及先天性畸形。我们在此报告一名4周大患贝尔麻痹的新生儿，其对口服皮质类固醇迅速产生反应。文献中鲜有关于特发性面神经麻痹在新生儿期如此早期的表现及使用皮质类固醇的报道。
