A Rare Complication of Benign Intracranial Hypertension: Bilateral Facial Nerve Palsy

Authors

  • Selin Tural Emon Departmant Of Neurosurgery, Academic Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Arzu Gerçek Departmant Of Anesthesiology And Reanimation, Maltepe University, Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Deniz Konya Departmant Of Neurosurgery, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Serdar Özgen Departmant Of Neurosurgery, Acıbadem University, Istanbul, Turkey.

Keywords:

Benign intracranial hypertension, facial nerve palsy

Abstract

Benign intracranial hypertension may occasionally be associated with cranial nerve palsies.Abducens nerve palsies occur in 10 % to 20 % patients with benign intracranial hypertension, other cranial nerve palsies occur much less frequently. We reported a 25-year-old woman benign intracranial hypertension with bilateral seventh nerve palsy. Complete improvement of her cranial nerve palsy was achieved with lumboperitoneal shunting within 14 days.

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Published

2009-09-30

How to Cite

1.
Tural Emon S, Gerçek A, Konya D, Özgen S. A Rare Complication of Benign Intracranial Hypertension: Bilateral Facial Nerve Palsy. J Nervous Sys Surgery [Internet]. 2009 Sep. 30 [cited 2025 Apr. 3];2(3):150-1. Available from: https://sscdergisi.org/index.php/sscd/article/view/157

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 3 (2009)

Section

Case Report