Bell's palsy as a possible neurological complication of COVID-19: A case report.

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Public Health and Infection Research and Incubator Group Faculty of Health Sciences Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira Pereira Colombia.

Published: February 2021

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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