05-14-2009, 10:42 AM
Two weeks after a viral syndrome, a 9-year-old girl presents to your clinic
with a complaint of several days of drooping of her mouth. In addition to
the drooping of the left side of her mouth, you note that she is unable to
completely shut her left eye. Her smile is asymmetric, but her examination
is otherwise normal. This girl likely has
a. Guillain-Barré syndrome
b. Botulism
c. Cerebral vascular accident
d. Brainstem tumor
e. Bell palsy
with a complaint of several days of drooping of her mouth. In addition to
the drooping of the left side of her mouth, you note that she is unable to
completely shut her left eye. Her smile is asymmetric, but her examination
is otherwise normal. This girl likely has
a. Guillain-Barré syndrome
b. Botulism
c. Cerebral vascular accident
d. Brainstem tumor
e. Bell palsy