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Preferred term

Bell Palsy  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Entry terms

  • Acute Idiopathic Facial Neuropathy
  • Acute Inflammatory Facial Neuropathy
  • Bell's Palsies
  • Bell's Palsy
  • Bells Palsy
  • Facial Neuropathy, Idiopathic Acute
  • Facial Neuropathy, Inflammatory, Acute
  • Facial Paralyses, Idiopathic
  • Facial Paralysis, Idiopathic
  • Idiopathic Acute Facial Neuropathy
  • Idiopathic Facial Paralyses
  • Idiopathic Facial Paralysis
  • Inflammatory Facial Neuropathy, Acute
  • Palsies, Bell's
  • Palsy, Bell's
  • Paralyses, Idiopathic Facial
  • Paralysis, Idiopathic Facial

Scope note

  • A syndrome characterized by the acute onset of unilateral FACIAL PARALYSIS which progresses over a 2-5 day period. Weakness of the orbicularis oculi muscle and resulting incomplete eye closure may be associated with corneal injury. Pain behind the ear often precedes the onset of paralysis. This condition may be associated with HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN infection of the facial nerve. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1376)

History note

  • 2000; for BELL'S PALSY use Facial Paralysis 1966-1999

In other languages

  • Finnish

  • akuutti tulehduksellinen kasvohermon neuropatia
  • Bell
  • Bellin halvaus
  • Bellin kasvohalvaus
  • herpeettinen kasvohalvaus
  • idiopaattinen kasvohalvaus
  • paresis Bell
  • Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D020330

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