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cord-276061-7b8h2sjw	Zammit, M	A rise in facial nerve palsies during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic	2020-10-01		.txt	text/plain	2478	146	56	OBJECTIVE: An increase in spontaneous lower motor neuron facial nerve (VIIth cranial nerve) palsies was seen during the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 outbreak in our emergency clinic. • There was an increased incidence of spontaneous lower motor neuron facial nerve palsy in our emergency ENT clinic • Only two prior case reports have referenced an association between VIIth cranial nerve palsy and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) • Facial nerve palsy incidence of 3.5 per cent was seen in clinic during 2020, 2.7 times higher than the previous year at 1.3 per cent • A SARS-CoV-2 incidence of 11.8 per cent was seen in our cohort, contrasting with that of the Liverpool population of 0.5 per cent • It is important for clinicians to be aware that facial nerve palsy may be an initial presentation of the disease	./cache/cord-276061-7b8h2sjw.txt	./txt/cord-276061-7b8h2sjw.txt