Idiopathic Facial Nerve Paralysis & Response to Physiotherapy in Pregnant Woman; A Case Report

Abstract

Facial nerve palsy is a common condition affecting both genders and all age group. However, its incidence in pregnant females needs greater care. It may affect only lower half of the face or full one side of the face or in extreme condition bilateral sides. Symptoms include deviation of angle of mouth towards sound side, flattening of nasolabial folds, loss of forehead wrinkles and inability to completely close the eyelid along with loss of taste on anterior two third of tongue. Here we present a rare case report of facial nerve palsy in a pregnant woman in third trimester of pregnancy. She was offered an evidence based physiotherapy treatment regime along with pharmacological treatment and she recovered; however late complication of “Ptosis” was reported.