ABSTRACT

12 year of female child presented with right sided facial weakness since 3 days, fever and cold for 1 day . She had 2 episodes of left sided facial weakness in the past 1 and 1.5 years. She had finding suggestive of right LMN palsy. In view of covid exposure she was not put on steroids and managed symptomatically for fever . At follow up in 2 months she had complete recovery from bell’s palsy without steroids and physiotherapy.

KEYWORDS

Right sided facial weakness, lower motor neuron palsy of facial nerve ,recurrent ,steroids, physiotherapy

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