Table 1.
Published reports of unilateral facial palsy in children who had Guillain–Barré syndromea.
Age (y) | Sex | Timing of facial palsy onset | Follow-up | Reference |
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2 | Male | 48 h after GBS onset | Able to walk at 2-week, resolution of facial weakness at 2 months | Kamihiro et al.6 |
3 | Female | Concomitant with GBS onsetb | Normal neurological examination at 3 months | Smith et al.3 |
5 | Female | 48 h before GBS onsetb | Normal neurological examination at 4 months | Smith et al.3 |
11 | Female | 3 days before GBS onset | Not available | Sinhabahu and Wijesekara10 |
15 | Female | 2 weeks after GBS onset | Normal facial examination at 2 months | Iqbal et al.7 |
GBS: Guillain–Barré syndrome.
Literature search performed with PubMed and review of references in published studies.
Patient also had hypertension.