2014, Volume 7, Issue Spec Iss 2, pp 24 – 28

Bell’s palsy: data from a study of 70 cases

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Correspondence to:Daniela Cirpaciu Alexandria County Emergency Hospital, Romania 1 Libertatii Street, Alexandria, Mobile phone: +40723898928, E-mail: danielamon@yahoo.com

Abstract

Bell’s palsy is a condition that affects the facial nerve, which is one of the twelve cranial nerves. Its main function is to control all the muscles of the facial expression. It is a unilateral, acute, partial or complete paralysis of the facial nerve. Bell’s palsy remains the most common cause of facial nerve paralysis, more often encountered in females aged 17 to 30 years, recurrent in many cases and with poor associations with other pathologic conditions. In modern literature, the suspected etiology could be due to the reactivation of the latent herpes viral infections in the geniculate ganglia, and their subsequent migration to the facial nerve but, favorable outcome by using vasodilators, neurotrophic and corticosteroid therapy was recorded.

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PMC ID: 4391366
PubMed ID: 25870668
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ISSN Printing: 1844-122X
ISSN Online: 1844-3117
Journal Title: Journal of Medicine and Life

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