01182nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001500059653001500074653001100089653000900100100001200109700001200121700001200133700001200145700001200157245006400169300001000233490000700243520068800250022001400938       2003                            d  c2003 Jul-Aug10aAdolescent10aBell Palsy10aHumans10aMale1 aKilic R1 aOzdek A1 aFelek S1 aSafak A1 aSamim E00aA case presentation of bilateral simultaneous Bell's palsy.  a271-30 v243 a<p>Bilateral simultaneous facial paralysis is an extremely rare clinical entity. Unlike the unilateral form, bilateral facial paralysis seldom falls into Bell's category. It is most often a special finding in a symptom complex of a systemic disease; many of them are potentially life-threatening, and therefore the condition warrants urgent medical intervention. Lyme disease, Guillian-Barre syndrome, Bell's palsy, leukemia, sarcoidosis, bacterial meningitis, syphilis, leprosy, Moebius syndrome, infectious mononucleosis, and skull fracture are the most common cause of bilateral facial paralysis. Here we present a 16-year-old patient with bilateral simultaneous Bell's palsy.</p>  a0196-0709