Further references to Bell's Palsy

Source: Diseases Database

• Corticosteroids for Bell's palsy (idiopathic facial paralysis) (Cochrane Review)
• eMedicine - Bell Palsy : Article by Craig H Zalvan, MD
• Aciclovir or valaciclovir for Bell's palsy (idiopathic facial paralysis) (Cochrane Review)
• eMedicine - Bell Palsy : Article by Thomas R Hedges III, MD
• Bell's paralysis (www.whonamedit.com)
• eMedicine - Bell Palsy : Article by Kim Monnell, DO
• eMedicine - Bell Palsy : Article by Michael Lambert, MD

Source: Office of Rare Diseases

Bell's Palsy is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Bell's Palsy, or a subtype of Bell's Palsy, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.

Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Source: Orphanet

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Bell's Palsy as a "rare disease".

Source - Orphanet

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