• Ann Med Interne (Paris) · May 2003

    Case Reports

    [Cephalic tetanus and Bell's palsy in an elderly man].

    • Kuezina-Daniel Tonduangu, Françoise Jungfer, Mohamed Nahila, Lalao Ranarivelo, Alexis Mogylevsky, Christian Gaillard, Patrick Adande, Nadia Amarni, and Roman Malaca.
    • Service de Réanimation Polyvalente, Centre Hospitalier, Gaston-Ramon, Sens. daniel.tonduangu@free.fr
    • Ann Med Interne (Paris). 2003 May 1;154(3):190-1.

    AbstractCephalic tetanus is a rare form of tetanus defined as trismus plus paralysis of one or more cranial nerves. The seventh cranial nerve is most commonly involved. The process can remain localized, or become generalized. We describe the case of an elderly Caucasian man who developed cephalic tetanus after head trauma with a facial wound. Bell's palsy was inaugural.

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