Psillas G, et al. - In this retrospective study, researchers reported the causes and clinical assessment of children with facial nerve palsy (FNP) admitted to an affiliated university hospital during a 5-year period (2011–2015). For this investigation, they retrospectively categorised 124 children into 2 groups: idiopathic Bell's palsy (109 patients) and the second group into other FNP aetiologies (15 patients). A standardised work-up and follow-up was provided to all children. Findings revealed that children's facial palsy is a manifestation of a heterogeneous group of causes. Idiopathic (Bell's palsy), followed by infective causes, such as acute otitis media and neurotropic herpes viruses was the most common aetiology of FNP in children in the study. Depending on the underlying disease and severity of FNP, treatment should, therefore, be adapted to each patient.