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Bell's Palsy |
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Bell's palsy (facial palsy) is characterised by facial drooping on the affected half, due to malfunction of the facial nerve (VII cranial nerve), which controls the muscles of the face. Named after Scottish anatomist Charles Bell, who first described it, Bell's palsy is the most common acute mononeuropathy (disease involving only one nerve), and is the most common cause of acute facial nerve paralysis. The paralysis is of the infranuclear/lower motor neuron type. Bell’s palsy affects about ...
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- Bell's palsy (Google Health)
- Bell's Palsy (Nemours Foundation)
- Bell's Palsy (National Institutes of Health)
- Bell's Palsy (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke)
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- Bell's Palsy (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Bell's Palsy (Medline Plus)
- Bell's Palsy (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Bell's Palsy (Nemours Foundation)
- Bell's Palsy (MayoClinic)
- Bell's Palsy Information Site
- Bell's palsy treatment with acyclovir and prednisone compared with prednisone alone: a double-bl (Google Health)
- Bell's Palsy: Will Local Anesthetic Worsen It? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Bell/'s Palsy (Cleveland Clinic)
- Bells Palsy [Interactive Tutorial] (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
- Botox for Residuals (Bell's Palsy Information Site)
- Causes of Facial Palsy (Bell's Palsy Information Site)
- Doctor, What Is Bell's Palsy? Insight into Facial Nerve Problems (American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery)
- Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Velocities (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
- Eye Care (Bell's Palsy Information Site)
- Facial Exercises (Bell's Palsy Information Site)
- Facial Nerve (Bell's Palsy Information Site)
- Facial Retraining (Bell's Palsy Information Site)
- Find a Neurologist (American Academy of Neurology)
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- Natural history of Bell's palsy (Google Health)
- Residual Effects (Bell's Palsy Information Site)
- Surgery (Bell's Palsy Information Site)
- Symptoms (Bell's Palsy Information Site)
- The true nature of Bell's palsy: analysis of 1,000 consecutive patients. (Google Health)
- Treatment (Bell's Palsy Information Site)
- Treatment Centers (Bell's Palsy Information Site)
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