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Bilateral Bell’s palsy in a young female: a rare case report

Bell’s palsy is described as a type of facial paralysis, which is unilateral in 70% of the cases. Bell’s palsy accounts for about 23% of bilateral facial paralysis. Here, we present a rare case of bilateral Bell’s palsy in a 15-year-old female who developed sudden facial weakness with no associated...

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Autores principales: Kumar, Mathangi, Acharya, Shruthi, Vineetha, Ravindranath, Pai, Keerthilatha M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7880067/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33629059
http://dx.doi.org/10.15386/mpr-1389
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Sumario:Bell’s palsy is described as a type of facial paralysis, which is unilateral in 70% of the cases. Bell’s palsy accounts for about 23% of bilateral facial paralysis. Here, we present a rare case of bilateral Bell’s palsy in a 15-year-old female who developed sudden facial weakness with no associated symptoms. The patient was subjected to thorough clinical, laboratory, and necessary radiological investigations. As there was no conclusive evidence from any of the investigations, this could be a case of idiopathic bilateral Bell’s palsy. This is the first ever case of bilateral Bell’s palsy in a young female which has been reported in the Indian population.