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Bell's Palsy.
Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am. 2016 Feb; 24(1):1-10.FP

Abstract

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. Initial treatment involves oral corticosteroids, possible antiviral drugs, and protection of the eye from desiccation. A small subset of patients may be left with incomplete recovery, synkinesis, facial contracture, or hemifacial spasm. A combination of medical and surgical treatment options exist to treat the long-term sequelae of Bell's palsy.

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Vakharia K
Division of Plastic Surgery, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA.
Vakharia K
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Maryland Medical School, 419 West Redwood Street, Suite 370, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. Electronic address: kvakharia@smail.umaryland.edu.

MeSH

AdolescentAdultBell PalsyDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSimplexvirusYoung Adult

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Review

Language

eng

PubMed ID

26611696

Citation

Vakharia, Kavita, and Kalpesh Vakharia. "Bell's Palsy." Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America, vol. 24, no. 1, 2016, pp. 1-10.
Vakharia K, Vakharia K. Bell's Palsy. Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am. 2016;24(1):1-10.
Vakharia, K., & Vakharia, K. (2016). Bell's Palsy. Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America, 24(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsc.2015.08.001
Vakharia K, Vakharia K. Bell's Palsy. Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am. 2016;24(1):1-10. PubMed PMID: 26611696.
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