Clinical Analysis of Recurrent Bell's Palsy in One University Hospital / 대한임상신경생리학회지
Korean Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology
;
: 1-6, 2013.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-102953
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Bell's palsy (BP) is the most common cause of unilateral lower motor facial palsy. Recurrent paralysis of the facial nerve is unusual and reported in only 7-8%.METHODS:
A total of 394 consecutive patients with acute BP patients were enrolled at Daegu Catholic University Hospital from July 2005 to September 2012. We classified the patients into two groups-single BP and recurrent BP-and compared them by patient characteristics, clinical features, MRI findings, electrophysiologic findings and prognosis. The degree of BP was graded according to the House and Brackmann facial nerve grading system.RESULTS:
Recurrent BP was observed in 31 (7.9%) patients. The number of recurrence was varied from 2 to 5. The recurrent BP (9.7%) had more incidence of family history and MRI enhancement than those of single BP (2.2%, p=0.047). The single BP (63.4%) had better recovery than recurrent BP (45.2%, p=0.045).CONCLUSIONS:
The recurrent BP had more incidence of family history, MRI enhancement and poor prognosis than the single BP.
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Main subject:
Paralysis
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Prognosis
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Recurrence
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Incidence
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Bell Palsy
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Facial Nerve
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Facial Paralysis
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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