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Practice | Five things to know about ... - Bell palsy 1

16 Jun 2022

The neurologist’s It has an annual incidence of 20–30 cases per 100 000 population2 and can dilemma: a comprehensive clinical review of Bell’s occur at any age; median age at onset is 40 years.2 The cause is unknown, palsy, with emphasis on current management trends. [...] Bell’s palsy: diagnosis and 2 O nset is sudden and paralysis progresses within hours, affecting management. [...] Management of examination should look for evidence of stroke, multiple sclerosis and brain Bell palsy: clinical practice guideline. [...] The House–Brackman severity score can be used to assess recovery.4,5 Recur- Affiliation: Department of Medicine, McMaster rence occurs in 7%–8% of patients.2,3 Older age, hypertension, loss of taste University, Hamilton, Ont. [...] and complete paralysis are risk factors for a poorer prognosis.2 Persistent Content licence: This is an Open Access article complications include abnormal facial muscle movement, tearing and distributed in accordance with the terms of the lacrimation.1–4 Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence, which permits use, distribution and 4 P atients with Bell palsy should receive corticoste.
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