Lower motor neuron facial palsy in a postnatal mother with COVID-19.

Kumar, Vignesh; Narayanan, Priyanka; Shetty, Seema; Mohammed, Afsal P

Kumar, Vignesh; Narayanan, Priyanka; Shetty, Seema; Mohammed, Afsal P.

Kumar V; Department of General Medicine, Dr TMA Pai Hospital, Udupi, Karnataka, India.
Narayanan P; Department of General Medicine, Dr TMA Pai Hospital, Udupi, Karnataka, India.
Shetty S; Department of Medicine, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India drshettyseema@yahoo.com.
Mohammed AP; Department of Medicine, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India.

BMJ Case Rep ; 14(3)2021 Mar 01.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1112321

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ABSTRACT

COVID-19 is caused by the novel SARS-CoV-2 and is a potentially fatal disease that is of great global public health concern. In addition to respiratory symptoms, neurological manifestations have been associated with COVID-19. This is attributed to the neurotropic nature of coronaviruses. The authors present a case of Bell's palsy associated with COVID-19 in a term primigravida.

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Bell Palsy; COVID-19; Facial Paralysis; Guillain-Barre Syndrome/diagnosis; Prednisolone/administration & dosage; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; Stroke/diagnosis; Valacyclovir/administration & dosage; Adult; Anti-Inflammatory Agents/administration & dosage; Antiviral Agents/administration & dosage; Bell Palsy/etiology; Bell Palsy/physiopathology; Bell Palsy/therapy; COVID-19/complications; COVID-19/physiopathology; COVID-19/therapy; Diagnosis, Differential; Facial Paralysis/diagnosis; Facial Paralysis/physiopathology; Facial Paralysis/therapy; Facial Paralysis/virology; Female; Humans; Neurologic Examination/methods; Physical Therapy Modalities; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/physiopathology; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/therapy; Treatment Outcome

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COVID-19; cranial nerves; infection (neurology); influenza

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Prednisolone / Bell Palsy / Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Stroke / Facial Paralysis / Valacyclovir / COVID-19 Type of study: Case report / Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Pregnancy Language: English Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Bcr-2020-240267

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