AIM The purpose of this study was to investigate the usefulness of the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR) Mean Platelet Volume (MPV) and Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW) in the differential diagnosis and follow-up of patients with Bells Palsy. MATERIAL AND METHODS Twenty-eight patients diagnosed with Bells Palsy and 28 control patients were included in t...

SUMMARY Herpes Zoster Cephalicus or Ramsey-Hunt syndrome is second only to Bells palsy as the most common cause of acute facial paralysis. The varicclla zoster virus is thought to be responsible for this syndrome; Involvement or the racial and auditory nerve. In this article, a patient who was admitted with vesticular eruption of the external car with facial paralysis, and auditory symptoms i...

Bell’s palsy is a relatively common disease characterized by the sudden onset of unilateral facial paralysis. Using a centralized system that contains demographic data, the authors estimated rates, trends, and demographic risk of Bell’s palsy during a 2-year period. There were 140 incident cases of Bell’s palsy among patients referring to private clinics (a total of 6500 patients). The crude in...

Bell’s palsy is a relatively common disease characterized by the sudden onset of unilateral facial paralysis. Using a centralized system that contains demographic data, the authors estimated rates, trends, and demographic risk of Bell’s palsy during a 2-year period. There were 140 incident cases of Bell’s palsy among patients referring to private clinics (a total of 6500 patients). The crude in...

acute idiopathic peripheral facial paralysis (bell's palsy) is the most common disorder of the facial nerve. most patients recover completely, although some have permanent disfiguring facial weakness. many studies have attempted to identify an infectious etiology for this disease. although the cause of bell's palsy remains unknown, recent studies suggest a possible association with herpes simpl...

The research focuses on the effectiveness of psychological intervention using Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Technique among low Resilience Bells Palsy subjects in relation to their Metacognitive Thinking. 14 Subjects (9 male and 5 female) were identified as having bases median scores. age range was between 20- 45 years. Thinking Scale (MCTS) by Sandhu Goel (2010) Bharathiar Universi...