Management of Peripheral Facial Paralysis in the Neurology Department of Ignace Deen National Hospital

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 1 st to September 30 th , 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.