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OBJECTIVE: To describe the differential diagnosis of recurrent or bilateral peripheral facial palsy. METHOD: Case report and literature review. RESULTS: Two patients with recurrent, alternating, peripheral facial palsy are described. In both patients, additional investigation was performed to search for a specific diagnosis. In the first patient, only a positive family history was found, indicating a possible familial susceptibility. In the other patient, diabetes mellitus and hypertension were identified as risk factors. CONCLUSION: There is an important and extensive differential diagnosis of recurrent or bilateral facial palsy. However, in a large proportion of patients the cause remains unknown.
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Bell Palsy/diagnosis , Facial Paralysis/diagnosis , Aged , Bell Palsy/blood , Bell Palsy/etiology , Diagnosis, Differential , Facial Paralysis/blood , Facial Paralysis/etiology , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Recurrence , Risk FactorsABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Motor impairment in Parkinson's disease (PD) can be evaluated with the Short Parkinson's Evaluation Scale/Scales for Outcomes in Parkinson's disease (SPES/SCOPA) and the Movement Disorder Society-Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS). The aim of this study was to determine equation models for the conversion of scores from one scale to the other. METHODS: 148 PD patients were evaluated with the SPES/SCOPA-motor and the MDS-UPDRS motor examination. Linear regression was used to develop equation models. RESULTS: Scores on both scales were highly correlated (r = 0.88). Linear regression revealed the following equation models (explained variance: 78%): CONCLUSION: With the equation models identified in this study, scores from SPES/SCOPA-motor can be converted to scores from MDS-UPDRS motor examination and vice versa.
