Management of Bell palsy: clinical practice guideline

Bell palsy is an idiopathic weakness or paralysis of the face of peripheral nerve origin, with acute onset. It affects 20–30 persons per 100 000 annually, and 1 in 60 individuals will be affected over the course of their lifetime.[1][1],[2][2] The major cause of Bell palsy is believed to be an

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