Bell Palsy
"Bell Palsy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A syndrome characterized by the acute onset of unilateral FACIAL PARALYSIS which progresses over a 2-5 day period. Weakness of the orbicularis oculi muscle and resulting incomplete eye closure may be associated with corneal injury. Pain behind the ear often precedes the onset of paralysis. This condition may be associated with HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN infection of the facial nerve. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1376)
Descriptor ID |
D020330
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MeSH Number(s) |
C02.256.466.087 C07.465.094 C10.292.300.250
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Concept/Terms |
Bell Palsy- Bell Palsy
- Bell Palsies
- Palsies, Bell
- Palsy, Bell
- Bell's Palsy
- Bell's Palsies
- Bells Palsy
- Palsies, Bell's
- Palsy, Bell's
- Facial Neuropathy, Inflammatory, Acute
- Idiopathic Acute Facial Neuropathy
- Acute Idiopathic Facial Neuropathy
- Acute Inflammatory Facial Neuropathy
- Facial Neuropathy, Idiopathic Acute
- Inflammatory Facial Neuropathy, Acute
- Facial Paralysis, Idiopathic
- Facial Paralyses, Idiopathic
- Idiopathic Facial Paralyses
- Idiopathic Facial Paralysis
- Paralyses, Idiopathic Facial
- Paralysis, Idiopathic Facial
Herpetic Facial Paralysis- Herpetic Facial Paralysis
- Facial Paralyses, Herpetic
- Facial Paralysis, Herpetic
- Herpetic Facial Paralyses
- Paralyses, Herpetic Facial
- Paralysis, Herpetic Facial
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2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bell Palsy" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Odom JQ, Mangan AR, Gibson AC, Larson M, Dornhoffer JL, Saadi RA. Diagnosis and management of facial nerve palsy secondary to granulomatosis with polyangiitis - A systematic review. Am J Otolaryngol. 2024 Mar-Apr; 45(2):104132.
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Lovin BD, Page JC, Vrabec JT. Imaging of Alternobaric Facial Palsy: An Etiologic Hypothesis. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2023 Sep; 132(9):1059-1067.
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Shokri T, Saadi R, Schaefer EW, Lighthall JG. Trends in the Treatment of Bell's Palsy. Facial Plast Surg. 2020 Oct; 36(5):628-634.
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