8 - Causes of Bilateral Facial Palsy

Mnemonic : Bull DOG LIMPS 


Creator : Myself 


Explanation : this mnemonic helps in remembering all the causes of bilateral facial nerve paralysis that may be either simultaneous or delayed . 


Bull = Bell palsy, Bulbar palsy, Basilar skull fracture and Botulism 




D = Diabetes Mellitus


O = Osteopetrosis


G = Guillain-Barre syndrome 




L = Leukemia , Leprosy and Lyme disease 


I = Isoniazid and Infectious mononucleosis 


M = Myasthenia gravis , Myotonica dystrophia , Meningitis , Moebius syndrome and Malaria


P = Periarteritis nodosa, Poliomyelitis , Porphyrias and Postvaccination neuropathy


S = Syphilis and Sarcoidosis ( Heerfordt syndrome )