Abstract
Enteroviruses are one of the leading causes of central nervous system infections, but their causative role in peripheral facial nerve palsy is unresolved. We used data from a large national Enterovirus Surveillance Database to identify cases of facial nerve palsy, showing a rate of 3.8% of patients with facial nerve palsy to have enterovirus infection.
MeSH terms
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Central Nervous System Viral Diseases / complications
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Databases, Factual
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Enterovirus / classification
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Enterovirus / genetics
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Enterovirus / pathogenicity*
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Enterovirus Infections / complications*
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Enterovirus Infections / epidemiology
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Epidemiological Monitoring
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Facial Nerve / pathology*
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Facial Paralysis / virology*
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Female
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Geography
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Germany / epidemiology
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Humans
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Male
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Seasons