Ghonim M R, Gavilán C, Sarría M J
Department of ENT (Otoneurology Unit), La Paz Hospital, Autonomic Faculty of Medicine, Madrid, Spain.
ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec. 1988;50(4):269-72. doi: 10.1159/000276002.
Bilateral simultaneous Bell's palsy (BSBP) is an infrequent clinical presentation. Two patients with BSBP following a recent herpes simplex gingivostomatitis are described. From a clinical point of view, these cases support the concept that Bell's palsy may be a partial manifestation of a generalized polyneuropathy, and most probably caused by a reactivated latent herpes simplex virus.