Congenital Facial Palsy

Abstract

The association between permanent congenital facial palsy in 61 children and recognized risk factors for traumatic birth was investigated in a retrospective case control study at the Departments of Plastic Surgery, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, Middlesex, and the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London, UK.

Keywords

• congenital facial palsy
• maternal primiparity
• birth trauma