{"pk":974,"title":"Recurrent Bell’s Palsy During Takeoff on a Commercial Flight: A Case Report","subtitle":null,"abstract":"Introduction:\n Unilateral facial weakness is a concerning symptom, particularly in a resources poor setting. Distinguishing between peripheral and central causes is critical to the evaluation, treatment, and prognosis. \nCase report:\n An unusual case of recurrent, transient Bell’s palsy occurring during ascent in a commercial airplane is presented. \nConclusion:\n Emergency physicians should be aware of the possibility of barotrauma to the facial nerve (cranial nerve VII) during flights because accurately diagnosing this condition can prevent costly aircraft diversion, calm the passenger’s anxiety, and forgo an expensive medical workup.","language":"en","license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0","short_name":"CC BY 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"},"keywords":[{"word":"case report"},{"word":"recurrent Bell’s palsy"},{"word":"transient facial nerve palsy"},{"word":"in-flight emergency"},{"word":"altitude"}],"section":"Case Reports","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6d52s4k2","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Gayle","middle_name":"","last_name":"Galletta","name_suffix":"","institution":"University of Massachusetts, Department of Emergency Medicine, Worcester, Massachusetts","department":"None"}],"date_submitted":"2021-01-16T18:36:15Z","date_accepted":"2021-01-16T18:36:15Z","date_published":"2021-01-16T18:37:19Z","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"","type":"","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/uciem_cpcem/article/974/galley/722/download/"}]}