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. 2019 Mar 21;7:2050313X19838750. doi: 10.1177/2050313X19838750

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
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.

a

Literature search performed with PubMed and review of references in published studies.

b

Patient also had hypertension.