Familial recurrent Bell's palsy.
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چکیده
Bell's palsy is a peripheral facial palsy of sudden onset. The etiology of Bell's palsy is unknown and hereditary components may play a role in familial recurrent Bell's palsy. We report three families in which eight patients had a total of 12 episodes of typical Bell's palsy. The pathophysiology of familial recurrent Bell's palsy is discussed.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Neurology India
دوره 57 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009