Familial Facial Palsy: A Case Series of Six Families from the Northern State, Sudan [PDF]
Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022 Familial facial palsy is uncommon, accounting only for 4–14% of Bell's palsy cases. We report six families with single or recurrent episodes of familial facial palsy from Northern State, Sudan.
Mohamed Osman Abdelaziz +1 more
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HBOT an effective adjuvant therapy in the treatment of Bell’s palsy: A case series [PDF]
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary CareBell’s Palsy is characterized by sudden onset facial paralysis due to dysfunction of the facial nerve. While conventional treatments exist, the potential of Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in managing this condition remains underexplored.
Divya Singh +3 more
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Balkan Medical Journal, 2015 Background: Bell’s palsy is the most frequent cause of unilateral facial paralysis. Inflammation is thought to play an important role in the pathogenesis of Bell’s palsy. Aims: Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR)
Doğan Atan +3 more
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An Important Biomarker in Patients with Bell's Palsy: Serum Calprotectin. [PDF]
Medicina (Kaunas)Türker C +4 more
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Incidence rate, risk factors, and management of Bell’s palsy in the Qurayyat region of Saudi Arabia [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Background Bell’s palsy is an idiopathic facial nerve dysfunction causing temporary paralysis of muscles of facial expression. This study aimed to determine the incidence rate, common risk factors, and preferred treatment by the Saudi patients with Bell ...
Fahad Alanazi +5 more
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Is coronavirus one of the new etiologies of facial nerve paralysis? A case report study
Advanced Biomedical Research, 2023 Coronaviruses are important pathogens in humans and animals. Two years ago, a new coronavirus was identified as the cause of pneumonia and adult respiratory distress syndrome. These viruses have many clinical features, and new features are created daily.
Milad Masaeli, Abbas Taher
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Comparative Review of the Correlation Between Electroneurography, Electromyography, Hematology Tests, or the Heart Rate Variability Test, with an Improvement in the Severity of Bell’s Palsy Symptoms [PDF]
Journal of Acupuncture Research, 2021 Background In this retrospective study, we aimed to determine which diagnostic tests were associated with an improvement in Bell’s palsy symptoms. Methods There were 30 patients who visited Kyung Hee University Korean Medicine Hospital from April 1, 2017
Ji-Min Hwang +11 more
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Clinical Review of Pharmacopuncture Therapy Based on the Progression of Bell’s Palsy [PDF]
Journal of Acupuncture Research, 2021 There were 26 Bell’s palsy cases at the Jecheon Hospital of Korean medicine, Semyung University from February 1, 2019, to February 28, 2021 reviewed.
You Jung Lee +7 more
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Bell’s palsy with preeclampsia in pregnancy
Clinical Case Reports, 2022 Bell's palsy in pregnancy is not frequently seen. The association of preeclampsia with Bell's palsy is reported in the research, however, the exact link between Bell's palsy and preeclampsia is unknown.
Yeshey Dorjey
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Increased risk of peripheral arterial occlusive disease in patients with Bell's palsy using population data. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 This population-based cohort study investigated the risk of developing peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) in patients with Bell's palsy.We used longitudinal claims data of health insurance of Taiwan to identify 5,152 patients with Bell's palsy ...
Li-Syue Liou +5 more
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