Guillain-Barré Syndrome Associated with Acute Onset Bilateral Facial Nerve Palsies

Guillain-Barré syndrome is a post infectious, immune-mediated disease with cranialnerve involvement observed in 45-75% of patients. Bilateral facial nerve palsy is rather uncommonand occurs in 0.3% to 2% of all facial palsies. We describe a rare case of a 29-year-old man withbilateral facial palsy caused by a Guillain-Barré syndrome with an unusual onset and progressionof neurological symptoms. Neuroradiological findings in our patient are described and comparedwith data from literature on bilateral facial palsies to make differential diagnosis easier for neuro-radiologists