Bell's palsy in pregnancy: underlying HELLP syndrome or pre-eclampsia?. (September 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pourrat, O; Neau, J-P; Pierre, F
• Is Part Of: Obstetric medicine. Volume 6:Number 3(2013)
• Page Start: 132
• Page End: 133
• Publication Date: 2013-09
• Subjects: general medicine -- high-risk pregnancy -- maternal–fetal medicine -- neurology; Pregnancy -- Complications -- Periodicals; Obstetrics -- Periodicals; 618.2
• DOI: 10.1258/om.2012.110093
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1753-495X

Abstract

Bell's palsy is not uncommon during pregnancy. An association with pre-eclampsia (PE) has been reported previously. Furthermore, it has even been suggested that Bell's palsy could be a predictor of PE. We report three cases illustrating various possible aspects of this association, one of them including the features of HELLP (haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets) syndrome.