Neja Turk Hojs
Pediatrija Borštnikova d.o.o., Maribor, Slovenija

Tanja Loboda
Klinični oddelek za otroško, mladostniško in razvojno nevrologijo, Pediatrična klinika, Univerzitetni klinični center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenija

Abstract

The paper presents an overview of the theoretical bases of the peripheral facial nerve palsy; possible causes, assessment of the degree of damage, diagnostics and treatment options. The clinical case presents a girl with peripheral palsy pathology who was treated at the Department for Child, Adolescent and Developmental Neurology at the University Medical Centre Ljubljana.

Key words: peripheral palsy, Bell’s palsy, facial nerve, nervus facialis, child