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Genetic association of hypertension and several other metabolic disorders with Bell’s palsy

Frontiers in Genetics, 2023
Background: Effects of hypertension, type 2 diabetes and obesity on Bell’s palsy risk remains unclear. The aim of the study was to explore whether hypertension and these metabolic disorders promoted Bell’s palsy at the genetic level.Methods: Genetic ...
Huawei Liu, Qingyan Sun, Wenting Bi, Xiaodan Mu, Yongfeng Li, Min Hu   +5 more
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A longitudinal study of facial function, quality of life, and depression in Bell’s palsy during pregnancy and puerperium

Scientific Reports
Bell’s palsy can reduce facial function and quality of life. Pregnancy may also be physically and psychologically challenging. This study investigates depression among pregnant and puerperal women with and without Bell’s palsy and if degree of facial ...
Lovisa Lansing, Sophia Brismar Wendel, Ellen Wejde Westlund, Elin Marsk   +3 more
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Patients with post-COVID-19 vaccination facial palsy: To boost or not to boost?

Translational Neuroscience, 2022
A possible association between Bell’s palsy and COVID-19 vaccination has been suggested. While it is likely that COVID-19 vaccine recipients from the general population do have a slightly increased risk of developing Bell’s palsy, there are little data ...
Cirillo Nicola, Orlandi Massimiliano, Colella Giuseppe   +2 more
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Facial Nerve Palsy in Malignant Otitis Externa Hospitalizations: Outcomes and Risk Factors

Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To provide a description of the occurrence of facial nerve palsy in hospitalizations for malignant otitis externa and to compare the demographic characteristics, hospital traits, comorbidities, and outcomes between patients with and without palsy. Study Design Retrospective cross‐sectional database study.
Emma R. Thompson, Anthony M. Saad, Sean Z. Haimowitz, Nour H. Abdel‐Azim, Kevin Wong, Andrey Filimonov   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment Of Anxiety, Depression, And Quality Of Life In Patients With Bell's Palsy: A Comprehensive Review [PDF]

, 2023
Aims Bell's palsy, characterized by facial paralysis, can have a significant impact on patients' psychological well-being and quality of life. aims to provide a thorough assessment of anxiety, depression, and quality of life in individuals diagnosed with
Avdhesh, Deepak Raghav, Shubham Sharma
core   +2 more sources

Effect of Stimulus Duration on the Electrogustometric Threshold

World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Electrogustometry (EGM)—the psychophysical measurement of human taste function by the application of weak electric currents to taste bud fields—has proved useful in clinical and research settings. Although EGM detection thresholds have been reported to be sensitive to stimulus duration, studies differ on this point and have not been ...
Toshi Matsuda, Richard L. Doty
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of demographic factors, anthropometric factors, and comorbid diseases on recovery in the Bell's palsy subjects – A correlation study

BLDE University Journal of Health Sciences, 2022
OBJECTIVES: Bell's palsy is a condition of unilateral facial paralysis with the recovery rate varying from person to person. Various factors influence the prognosis of Bell's palsy subjects. Hence, the aim of this research was to examine the relationship
Sonali Desai, Rajiv Limbasiya
doaj   +1 more source

The Current Situation and Development of Endoscopic Ear Surgery in China

World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Endoscopic ear surgery has been widely performed in China since 2015 due to the development and rapid popularization of endoscopic technology. Due to the relative shortness of the auditory meatus, only a fixed endoscope is required in many cases, rather than a motion similar to a nasal endoscope, and uncontrollable bleeding is virtually non ...
Meng‐Wen Shi, Ge Yin, Yu Sun
wiley   +1 more source

Altered Brain Fraction Amplitude of Low Frequency Fluctuation at Resting State in Patients With Early Left and Right Bell’s Palsy: Do They Have Differences?

Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2018
Purpose: Bell’s palsy refers to acute idiopathic unilateral facial nerve palsy. It is a common disorder of the main motor pathway to the facial muscles.
Xiaowei Han, Xiaowei Han, Haimei Li, Xiaochun Wang, Yijiang Zhu, Tianbin Song, Lei Du, Shilong Sun, Runcai Guo, Jing Liu, Sumin Shi, Chao Fu, Wenwen Gao, Lu Zhang, Guolin Ma   +14 more
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Civility, honour and male aggression in early modern English jestbooks

Gender &History, EarlyView.
Abstract This article discusses the comical representation of inter‐male violence within early modern English jestbooks. It is based on a rigorous survey of the genre, picking out common themes and anecdotes, as well as discussing their reception and sociable functions. Previous scholarship has focused on patriarchs, subversive youths and impoliteness.
Tim Somers
wiley   +1 more source