Simultaneous palsy of facial and vestibular nerve in a child with Lyme borreliosis

Eur J Pediatr. 1990 Aug;149(11):781-2. doi: 10.1007/BF01957280.

Abstract

We describe a boy with borreliosis characterized by lymphocytic meningitis and simultaneous palsy of facial and vestibular nerves on the left side. A mild sensoneural affection was also confirmed by brainstem evoked response audiometry. While symptoms of vestibular dysfunction quickly decreased during antibiotic treatment, facial palsy improved only slowly.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Facial Paralysis / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Lyme Disease / complications*
  • Male
  • Vestibular Nerve*
  • Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases / etiology