Annals of Clinical Neurophysiology
- Volume 10 Issue 1
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- Pages.38-42
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- 2008
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- 2508-691X(pISSN)
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- 2508-6960(eISSN)
The Clinical Analysis of Recurrent Bell's Palsy
재발 벨마비의 임상 분석
- Kim, Kyung Jib (Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu) ;
- Seok, Jung Im (Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu) ;
- Lee, Dong Kuck (Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu)
- Received : 2007.10.12
- Accepted : 2008.02.01
- Published : 2008.06.30
Abstract
Background: Idiopathic facial nerve palsy, or Bell's palsy (BP), is a common and important disease. Recurrent Bell's palsy has been known as a rare entity with only a few cases in the literature. Methods: A total of 111 consecutive patients with acute BP patients were enrolled at Daegu Catholic University Hospital from July 2005 to March 2007. We classified the patients into two groups - single BP and recurrent BP - and compared them by demographic data, clinical features, MRI 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 10 (9%) patients. The number of recurrence was varied from 2 to 5. The mean age of first attack in recurrent BP was