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Clusters of Bell's palsy [PDF]
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 1997 The idiopathic facial paralysis or Bell's palsy installs abruptly or within a few hours, without any apparent cause. It corresponds to approximately 75% of all peripheral facial palsies. Three theories try to explain its pathogenecity: vascular-ischemic, viral and auto-immune.
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BMJ, 1956 The most fascinating and interesting nerve of all the cranial nerves with which the Otolaryngologist is in daily contact is the facial nerve. It controls the actions of the largest group of muscles upon which people are almost wholly dependent for their daily social contact.
M J, FITZGERALD, M E, LAW
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Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America, 2016 Bell's palsy is unilateral, acute onset facial paralysis that is a common condition. One in every 65 people experiences Bell's palsy in the course of their lifetime. The majority of patients afflicted with this idiopathic disorder recover facial function.
Kavita, Vakharia, Kalpesh, Vakharia
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Western Journal of Medicine, 2000 This article comes from Clinical Evidence (2000;3:573-576), a new resource for clinicians produced by the BMJ Publishing Group. Clinical Evidence is an extensively peer-reviewed publication that summarizes the best available evidence on the effects of common clinical interventions gleaned from thorough searches and appraisal of the world literature. It
A G, Marson, R, Salinas
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Medical Journal Armed Forces India, 2010 Bell's palsy is the most common cause of facial paralysis worldwide. However recurrent paralysis of the facial nerve is an unusual occurrence and reported in only 7-8% of all Bell's palsy cases. We report a rare case of recurrent bilateral Bell's palsy with five episodes over a period of 12 years.
H, Swami, A, Dutta, S, Nambiar
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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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Australian Prescriber, 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%. Eleven people need to be treated for one extra complete recovery at six months.
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