Facial palsy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Luca CodeluppiFrancesco VenturelliJessica RossiAntonio FasanoGiulia ToschiFrancesca PacilloFrancesco CavallieriPaolo Giorgi RossiFranco Valzania

Published in: Brain and behavior (2020)

We observed a higher occurrence of facial palsy during the COVID-19 outbreak compared to the same period of the previous year; 21% of patients presenting with facial palsy had active or recent symptoms consistent with SARS-CoV-2 infection, suggesting an excess risk of facial palsy during or after COVID-19. These patients searched for medical attention later, probably because of the fear of contracting COVID-19 during assistance.

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