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Bell Palsy Mimics: Lessons from Four Malpractice Cases [PDF]
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency MedicineIntroduction: Bell palsy, an idiopathic dysfunction of the seventh cranial nerve, is the leading cause of unilateral facial paralysis, although other more serious entities such as stroke, infection, and tumor may present similarly, leading to both ...
Rachel Lindor, Summer Ghaith
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Is There an Association between Bell Palsy in Pediatric Patients and COVID-19? [PDF]
International Archives of OtorhinolaryngologyIntroduction Bell palsy (BP) is an acquired, idiopathic facial palsy linked to lower motor neuron malfunction of the seventh cranial nerve. Several studies have identified BP as one of the many neuropathies that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-
Mohamed E. El-Deeb +5 more
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Management of Bell's palsy [PDF]
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%.
Somasundara, Dhruvashree +1 more
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Autoimmunity Reviews, 2012 To review our current knowledge of the etiopathogenesis of Bell's palsy, including viral infection or autoimmunity, and to discuss disease pathogenesis with respect to pharmacotherapy.Relevant publications on the etiopathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis and histopathology of Bell's palsy from 1975 to 2012 were analysed.Bell's palsy is an ...
Antonio Greco, M Fusconi, C Marinelli
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Agreement between the Facial Nerve Grading System 2.0 and the House-Brackmann Grading System in Patients with Bell Palsy [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, 2013 ObjectivesWe have analyzed the correlation between the House-Brackmann (HB) scale and Facial Nerve Grading System 2.0 (FNGS 2.0) in patients with Bell palsy, and evaluated the usefulness of the new grading system.MethodsSixty patients diagnosed with Bell
Ho Yun Lee +5 more
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Clusters of Bell's palsy "Surtos" da paralisia de Bell [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,
Thiago D. Gonçalves-Coêlho +3 more
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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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