In this article we summarise the educational aspects regarding the clinical presentation, diagnosis and management of children presenting with facial nerve paralysis, highlighting the importance of family history. We report two cases of hereditary facial nerve paralysis managed by the authors: one a child with familial facial nerve palsy, and the other a child with Melkersson–Rosenthal syndrome. The history in both cases revealed multiple family members with the same disorder.
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