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Case Reports
. 1985 Dec;12(4):459-63.

Facial baroparesis: a report of five cases

S Eidsvik, O I Molvaer
  • PMID: 4082348
Case Reports

Facial baroparesis: a report of five cases

S Eidsvik et al. Undersea Biomed Res. 1985 Dec.

Abstract

Six episodes of facial baroparesis in 5 divers are reported. Three of the divers experienced left-sided paresis and 2 right-sided. In 2 of the subjects (3 episodes) the paresis disappeared spontaneously when the relative middle ear overpressure cleared, and in the remaining 3 subjects the paresis disappeared on recompression to less than 2 m. No residual effects were found, but the subject who experienced 2 episodes stopped diving. Available evidence favors the theory of ischemic compression neurapraxia.

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