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Management of Bell's palsy [PDF]

, 2016
Bell’s palsy is facial nerve paralysis of unknown cause. Left untreated, 70–75% of patients make a full recovery.Early treatment with prednisolone increases the chance of complete recovery of facial function to 82%.
Somasundara, Dhruvashree, Sullivan, Frank   +1 more
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Recruitment and retention in a multicentre randomised controlled trial in Bell's palsy: A case study [PDF]

, 2007
Background It is notoriously difficult to recruit patients to randomised controlled trials in primary care. This is particularly true when the disease process under investigation occurs relatively infrequently and must be investigated during a brief time
Brian McKinstry, Victoria Hammersley, Fergus Daly, Frank Sullivan, AM McDonald McDonald, S Rowlands, RA Salinas, J Sipe, JW House, MJ Stampfer, DH Feeny, CS Cleeland, DL Harris, JI De Diego-Sastre, R Foy, H Prout, A Deehan, SB Soumerai, G Elwyn, DJ Torgerson, K Spengos, JM Rendell, RJ Prescott, NJ de Wit, AEM Borgiel, C Silagy, C Ferguson, T Rosemann   +27 more
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HIV infection, seasonality and younger age predicting incident Bell’s palsy among black South Africans

BMC Neurology, 2020
Background Although South Africa (SA) is facing a high prevalence of HIV infection, there is no literature from this region on a link between Bell’s palsy and HIV.
Dali Magazi, Benjamin Longombenza, Siyazi Mda, Kees Van der Meyden, Marcus Motshwane, Mirabel Nanjoh, Olakunle Towobola   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prognostic and Clinical Role of Contrast Enhancement on Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Bell’s Palsy

Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2022
Objective:To investigate the prognostic value of the magnetic resonance imaging in Bell’s palsy patients.Methods:Patients who were diagnosed and treated with Bell’s palsy between October 2013 and March 2016 retrospectively selected.
Volkan Yücel, Serra Özbal Güneş, Kemal Keseroğlu, Ömer Bayır, Mehmet Furkan Çırakoğlu, Emel Çadallı Tatar, Güleser Saylam, Sevilay Karahan, Orhan Yılmaz, Mehmet Hakan Korkmaz   +9 more
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Intravenous acyclovir as a treatment for idiopathic peripheral facial palsy in a newborn. Case Report

Iatreia, 2021
Introduction: Neonatal facial palsy due to Bell’s palsy is rare. A traumatic delivery mechanism represents a common etiology. Clinical case: Neonate, without previous illnesses, born by spontaneous non-instrumentalized delivery and without any obstetric
Falla Zuñiga, Luis Felipe, Rojas Cerón, Christian Andrés   +1 more
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Eletroneurografia do nervo facial: variabilidade em indivíduos normais [PDF]

, 1996
Twenty normal individuals were submitted to facial nerve electroneurography using different techniques in order to determine the most accurate to obtain the latencies and amplitudes of the compound muscle action potentials (CMAP) of the facial muscles ...
Andrade, Luiz Augusto Franco de, Juliano, Yara, Medeiros, Jovany Luis Alves de, Nobrega, João Antonio Maciel   +3 more
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Bell's palsy

BMJ, 2005
A 32 year old man presents to you with sudden onset of weakness on the left side of his face. He also says that he is unable to close his left eye. He is otherwise well and last saw a doctor five years ago. He is anxious and thinks he has had a stroke. Associated symptoms —Patients with Bell's palsy commonly feel pain in or behind the ear.
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Bell's palsy in a patient after contracting COVID-19 with signs of aberrant nerve regeneration

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2022
Purpose: To report a 56-year-old male in Saudi Arabia who developed signs of aberrant facial nerve regeneration after recovering from Bell's palsy associated with COVID-19 infection.
Furat Alrajhi, Hadeel Seraj, Nada Omar Taher, Ahmed Naji Alnabihi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

‘SOMS BrainSpace’: A digital serious game for undergraduate neuroscience

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Neuroanatomy is challenging for many undergraduates, requiring strong visuospatial skills and a deep understanding of complex concepts. This study developed and evaluated SOMS BrainSpace, a digital serious game for neuroanatomy education, using a mixed methods approach.
Anthony Tran, Jin Y. Huang, Craig R. Campbell, Elizabeth M. Hegedus   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effectiveness of Kabat Rehabilitation Combined with Facial Expressive and Functional Exercises in Treatment of Bell’s Palsy: A Case Study

Nepal Journal of Neuroscience, 2019
Lower motor facial nerve palsy also called Bell’s palsy is of peripheral origin, which is a common condition globally. Different therapeutic interventions have shown improvement in patients with Bell’s palsy.
Shambhu Prasad Adhikari, Jayana N. Shrestha, Miraj Subedi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source