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  • Title: Bilateral facial nerve palsy associated with Epstein-Barr virus infection with a review of the literature.
    Author: Terada K, Niizuma T, Kosaka Y, Inoue M, Ogita S, Kataoka N.
    Journal: Scand J Infect Dis; 2004; 36(1):75-7. PubMed ID: 15000569.
    Abstract:
    A case of bilateral simultaneous facial nerve palsy associated with an Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection in a 14-month-old girl is described. Diagnosis of the EBV infection was based on the presence of 7% atypical lymphocytes, EBV-DNA and seroconversion in the VCA-IgG antibody, an EBV-specific antibody. Although bilateral facial nerve palsy is very rare, approximately 40% of the EBV-associated facial nerve palsy cases reported have been bilateral.
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