TITLE:
Management of Peripheral Facial Paralysis in the Neurology Department of Ignace Deen National Hospital
AUTHORS:
Cheick Ousmane Soumah, Mohamed Tafsir Diallo, Souleymane Djigué Barry, Mohamed Lamine Touré, Malé Doré, Fodé Abass Cissé
KEYWORDS:
Peripheral Facial Paralysis, Neurology Department, Ignace Deen National Hospital
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.12 No.9,
September
15,
2025
ABSTRACT: Introduction: Peripheral facial paralysis (PFP) is a deficit in facial nerve function. The objective of this study was to evaluate the management of PFP in the neurology department of Ignace Deen National Hospital. Patients and Methods: This was a descriptive and analytical prospective study, lasting six (06) months from April 1st to September 30th, 2021, carried out in the neurology department of Ignace Deen National Hospital. Patients with paralysis of one or both hemifaces were included. Sociodemographic, clinical, paraclinical and therapeutic data were collected and analyzed. Results: We collected 65 cases of PFP, including 35 men (54%) with a sex ratio (M/F) of 1.1. The average age of our patients was 34.3 ± 14.7 years. The acute installation was the majority (94%). Fifty-six point nine percent of the patients consulted after the first 3 days following the appearance of the signs. House & Brackmann stage IV accounted for 61.5% of cases. The idiopathic origin was the most incriminated with 67.6%. Physiotherapy, corticosteroids and antivirals were the most represented therapeutic means, respectively 93.9% 86.2% and 80%. The evolution was favorable in 95.4% of the patients. Conclusion: Peripheral facial paralysis is a relatively common pathology. The idiopathic origin was the most frequent. The evolution was mostly favorable in young patients.