 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 C07.465.299.250 C10.292.319.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Bell Palsy- Bell Palsy
- Bell Palsies
- Palsies, Bell
- Palsy, Bell
- Facial Neuropathy, Inflammatory, Acute
- Facial Paralysis, Idiopathic
- Facial Paralyses, Idiopathic
- Idiopathic Facial Paralyses
- Idiopathic Facial Paralysis
- Paralyses, Idiopathic Facial
- Paralysis, Idiopathic Facial
- Inflammatory Facial Neuropathy, Acute
- Acute Inflammatory Facial Neuropathy
- Facial Neuropathy, Idiopathic Acute
- Idiopathic Acute Facial Neuropathy
- Bell's Palsy
- Bell's Palsies
- Bells Palsy
- Palsies, Bell's
- Palsy, Bell's
- Acute Idiopathic Facial Neuropathy
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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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bell Palsy" by people in Profiles.
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Guez-Barber D, Swami SK, Harrison JB, McGuire JL. Differentiating Bell's Palsy From Lyme-Related Facial Palsy. Pediatrics. 2022 06 01; 149(6).
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Xu S, Hong V, Sy LS, Glenn SC, Ryan DS, Morrissette KL, Nelson JC, Hambidge SJ, Crane B, Zerbo O, DeSilva MB, Glanz JM, Donahue JG, Liles E, Duffy J, Qian L. Changes in incidence rates of outcomes of interest in vaccine safety studies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Vaccine. 2022 05 20; 40(23):3150-3158.
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Lee GM, Greene SK, Weintraub ES, Baggs J, Kulldorff M, Fireman BH, Baxter R, Jacobsen SJ, Irving S, Daley MF, Yin R, Naleway A, Nordin JD, Li L, McCarthy N, Vellozzi C, Destefano F, Lieu TA. H1N1 and seasonal influenza vaccine safety in the vaccine safety datalink project. Am J Prev Med. 2011 Aug; 41(2):121-8.
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Steiner JF. Treatment of Bell palsy: translating uncertainty into practice. JAMA. 2009 Sep 02; 302(9):1003-4.
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Gilden DH, Tyler KL. Bell's palsy--is glucocorticoid treatment enough? N Engl J Med. 2007 Oct 18; 357(16):1653-5.
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Ellis SL, Carter BL, Leehey MA, Conry CM. Bell's palsy in an older patient with uncontrolled hypertension due to medication nonadherence. Ann Pharmacother. 1999 Dec; 33(12):1269-73.
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