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Bell's palsy

A diagnosis of exclusion

Pages 115-127 | Published online: 17 May 2016
 

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Facial paralysis can be caused by a remarkable number of underlying conditions, diseases, and injuries. The list is daunting, but when every possibility except Bell's palsy has been excluded, the reward for arriving at this diagnosis is that total recovery is likely. Drs Petruzzelli and Hirsch discuss the clinical evaluation, differential diagnosis, and treatment of Bell's palsy.

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