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

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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.

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Abbreviations

B. b.:

Borrelia burgdorferi

BERA:

brainstem evoked response audiometry

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  1. Klinik für Kinder und Jugendliche, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Loschgestrasse 15, D-8520, Erlangen, Federal Republic of Germany

    U. Heininger, M. Ries & D. Harms

  2. Klinik für HNO, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Loschgestrasse 15, D-8520, Erlangen, Federal Republic of Germany

    P. Christ

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Heininger, U., Ries, M., Christ, P. et al. Simultaneous palsy of facial and vestibular nerve in a child with Lyme borreliosis. Eur J Pediatr 149, 781–782 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01957280

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