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  • Title: [Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome as a rare cause of recurrent facial nerve palsy].
    Author: Opala G, Krzystanek E, Siuda J, Pilch-Kowalczyk J.
    Journal: Neurol Neurochir Pol; 2005; 39(4):335-8. PubMed ID: 16096940.
    Abstract:
    Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome is a rare cause of recurrent facial nerve palsy. The syndrome is classically characterized by a triad of signs consisting of facial edema, recurrent peripheral facial nerve paralysis, and congenital fissured tongue, although it may also present in a mono- or oligosymptomatic form. The paper presents a 24-year-old woman with right-sided peripheral facial nerve palsy and a history of left-sided episodes of facial nerve palsy. Magnetic resonance angiography of the cerebral vessels suggested compression of the right seventh and eighth cranial nerves by a vascular loop. The authors describe the patient with a complete picture of Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome and discuss the diagnosing process and treatment.
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