Facial palsy as a presenting feature of coarctation of aorta
Abstract
We report the unusual presentation of coarctation of the aorta with facial nerve palsy in an infant and a child. The facial nerve palsy and hypertension resolved spontaneously after relief of the aortic coarctation. Our two cases are the first reports of unidentified coarctation of the aorta presenting as facial nerve palsy, with the infant being the youngest to be reported.
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Date
2003-03-01
Type
Article
Subject
Paediatrics, Cardiology
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Citation
Margabanthu G, Brooks J, Barron D, Miller P. Facial palsy as a presenting feature of coarctation of aorta. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2003 Mar;2(1):91-3. doi: 10.1016/S1569-9293(02)00110-X.
Journal / Source Title
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery
DOI
10.1016/S1569-9293(02)00110-X
PMID
17669998
Publisher
Oxford University Press