ISSN 2167-0404
International Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences ISSN: 2167-0404 Vol. 2 (2), pp. 069-071, February, 2012. © International Scholars Journals
Case Report
Facial muscle paralysis: behind the words
Konstantinos Michalakis
Elena Venizelou General Hospital, Athens, Greece
*Corresponding Author’s E-mail: [email protected]
Received 05 February, 2012; Accepted 28 February, 2012
Abstract
A 67-year old woman presented with right facial muscle paralysis of acute onset of six hours. Her medical history included diabetes mellitus on metformin since several years and an ear infection of viral etiology 4 weeks ago. Clinical examination (using the House-Brackmann scale) revealed pain behind the right ear, inability to close her right eye, unilateral tongue numbness and increased sense of hearing on the right side, while other cranial nerve function was spared.