Peripheral Facial Nerve Palsy in Children With Enterovirus Infection. Issue 10 (October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Papan, Cihan; Keeren, Kathrin; Schroten, Horst; Tenenbaum, Tobias
• Is Part Of: Pediatric infectious disease journal. Volume 39:Issue 10(2020)
• Page Start: e326
• Page End: e329
• Publication Date: 2020-10
• Subjects: Enterovirus -- children -- peripheral facial nerve palsy -- surveillance; Communicable diseases in children -- Periodicals; Infection in children -- Periodicals; 618.929
• DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002822
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0891-3668

Abstract

Abstract : Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text. Abstract : Enteroviruses are one of the leading causes of central nervous system infections, but their causative role in peripheral facial nerve palsy is unresolved. We used data from a large national Enterovirus Surveillance Database to identify cases of facial nerve palsy, showing a rate of 3.8% of patients with facial nerve palsy to have enterovirus infection.