Danielides V, Skevas A, van Cauwenberge P, Vinck B, Tsanades G, Plachouras N
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Ioannia Medical School, Greece.
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Belg. 1996;50(2):131-5.
The aim of this prospective study was to investigate whether pregnancy predisposes to facial nerve palsy and what the specific properties of facial nerve palsy are during this period. Eight cases of idiopathic facial nerve palsy occurring during the last trimester of pregnancy are presented. Out of 50 women with idiopathic facial nerve palsy, 15 were in childbearing age; eight presented a facial nerve palsy during pregnancy of which 6 during the last trimester of pregnancy. The electrodiagnostic tests indicated nerve degeneration in two of the eight cases; they were treated with corticosteroids. In the other six patients, no nerve degeneration was observed, and therefore, no treatment was given. These data suggest that pregnancy is probably associated with an increased predisposition to facial nerve palsy.
这项前瞻性研究的目的是调查妊娠是否易引发面神经麻痹，以及在此期间面神经麻痹的具体特征。本文报告了8例在妊娠晚期发生的特发性面神经麻痹病例。在50例特发性面神经麻痹女性患者中，15例处于育龄期；其中8例在孕期发生面神经麻痹，6例发生于妊娠晚期。电诊断测试表明，8例中有2例出现神经变性，这2例接受了皮质类固醇治疗。其他6例患者未观察到神经变性，因此未给予治疗。这些数据表明，妊娠可能与面神经麻痹易感性增加有关。
