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Magnetic resonance imaging was assessed by a single author blinded to clinical signs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Median age was 30\u00a0months (range, 6-142). Median time of onset to presentation was 6\u00a0days (range, 1-150). Facial paresis or paralysis was unilateral in 10 cases and bilateral in 3 (16 sides affected). Clinical signs included absent (11\/16) or decreased (2\/16) palpebral reflex; lip ptosis (5\/16); absent or decreased ear movements (3\/6 reported). Eight cats had vestibular signs, including head tilt (6\/13), vestibular ataxia (6\/13), head swaying (2\/13), and horizontal nystagmus (3\/13). Findings on MRI included thickened (4\/16), or contrast-enhancing (7\/16) facial nerve or both and smaller caudal belly of the digastricus muscle (9\/16). Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) was normal in 10 of 11 cats. Treatments included eye lubrication (11\/13) and anti-inflammatory doses of prednisolone (3\/13). Follow-up was available for 9 of 13 cats (median, 13\u00a0months; range, 2-91). Median time to maximal recovery was 20\u00a0weeks (range, 2-24). Recovery of spontaneous blinking was complete in 7 out of 12 eyes, partial in 2 out of 12 and absent in 3 out of 12. Three cats had persistent abnormalities of the lips, face, ears or some combination of these. All vestibular signs resolved but one cat was euthanized because of relapse.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion and clinical importance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Idiopathic facial neuropathy appears to affect mostly young cats, often unilaterally and frequently with vestibular signs. 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