Recurrent facial nerve palsy associated with anti-GQ1b IgG antibodies

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• 作者：Filippo Greco ; Maria Luisa Barbagallo ; Rosanna Guglielmino ; Giovanni Sorge
• 关键词：Recurrent facial nerve palsy ; Anti-GQ1b antibodies ; Gangliosides ; Children
• 刊名：Brain and Development
• 出版年：2008
• 出版时间：October 2008
• 年：2008
• 卷：30
• 期：9
• 页码：606-608
• 全文大小：77 K

文摘

Recurrent facial nerve palsy (RFNP) in childhood is usually considered to be a benign disorder. We report a 13-year-old female affected with RFNP in the absence of other neurologic signs, in which elevated serum IgG and IgM anti-GQ1b antibodies were detected. To our knowledge, this is the first example in the literature of RFNP, associated with anti-GQ1b IgG antibodies. The possible role of anti-GQ1b antibodies in isolated cranial neuropathy is discussed.