Unique Case of Eleven Bell's Palsy Episodes
| Autor: | J. Straková, Vladimir Nosal, Milan Grofik, A. M. Goldman, Milan R. Voško Ph.D, M. Drobný, Egon Kurča |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Palsy business.industry General Neuroscience General Medicine Peripheral facial nerve paralysis medicine.disease Facial nerve Facial paralysis Surgery Recurrence Epidemiology Bell's palsy Bell Palsy Etiology medicine Humans Facial nerve palsy Female business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Neuroscience. 111:55-66 |
| ISSN: | 1543-5245 0020-7454 |
| DOI: | 10.3109/00207450108986552 |
| Popis: | Bell's palsy (BP) is a peripheral facial nerve paralysis of unknown etiology. It is not a life-threatening condition; however, incomplete recovery may leave an individual stigmatized functionally, occupationally as well as socially. Recurrent paralyses are seldom, noted in 7-8% of all BP cases. More than two BP relapses are even less frequent. Adour et al. (1977) reported only two patients with four BP episodes from 1700 patients. Only one patient with more than four BP recurrences in the group containing 2414 BP cases were reported by Yanagihara et al. (1984). The highest reported number of BP recurrences in the accessible literature has been nine. We are presenting an unusual patient who suffered a total of eleven relapses of an idiopathic facial nerve palsy. Description of the case along with review of the relevant literature are discussed. |
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