COVID-19 has been associated with several neurological complications. We presented a case of Bell's palsy as a possible neurological complication of COVID-19 infection. Further research should be conducted to clarify the association, correlation, or causality between COVID-19 and neuroimmunological diseases.
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Niger Med J
January 2025
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dares Salaam, Tanzania.
Background: Pregnancy leads to physiological changes primarily driven by hormones like oestrogen and progesterone. Such changes are multi-systemic in nature including involvement of the ear, nose and throat. Such changes impair the quality of the life of pregnant women and thus requires prompt intervention during pregnancy.
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January 2025
Otolaryngology Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
Objectives: To analyze the prognostic value of markers available at the onset of idiopathic facial palsy. To define the evolution of the episode by tracing changes in facial function over time.
Methods: This is an observational prospective study on patients with facial palsy consulting in the first 24 hs.
Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol
January 2025
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt.
Bell palsy (BP) is an acquired, idiopathic facial palsy linked to lower motor neuron malfunction of the seventh cranial nerve. Several studies have identified BP as one of the many neuropathies that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients have developed, while other studies disagree. To study if there is an association between BP in pediatric patients and COVID-19, and to examine the pattern of recovery in all pediatric cases of BP during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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January 2025
Department of Ophthalmology.
Purpose: To update the epidemiological patterns of facial nerve palsy (FNP) in Olmsted County, MN.
Methods: A retrospective chart review using the Rochester Epidemiology Project database was conducted. Patients aged ≥18 years receiving a diagnosis of FNP within the Rochester Epidemiology Project database from the years 2000 to 2010 were included in the study.
Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med
January 2025
Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Bell's palsy (BP) is reported as the most common cause of facial paralysis, yet literature lacks a standardized definition of BP. To identify and categorize how the term "Bell's palsy" is defined and applied in published medical literature. Randomized controlled trials, clinical trials, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and reviews containing "Bell's palsy" were identified in MEDLINE, Embase, and CENTRAL databases from inception until April 2, 2024.
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