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Clinical Practice Guideline: Bell's Palsy
Reginald F. Baugh,Gregory J. Basura,Lisa E. Ishii,Seth R. Schwartz,Caitlin M urray Drumheller,Rebecca Burkholder,Nathan A. Deckard,Cindy Dawson,Colin L. W. Driscoll,M. Boyd Gillespie,Richard K. Gurgel,John J. Halperin,Ayesha N. Khalid,Ayesha N. Khalid,Kaparaboyna Ashok Kumar,Alan G. Micco,Debra Munsell,Steven Rosenbaum,William Vaughan +18 more
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This guideline addresses needs by encouraging accurate and efficient diagnosis and treatment and, when applicable, facilitating patient follow-up to address the management of long-term sequelae or evaluation of new or worsening symptoms not indicative of Bell’s palsy.Abstract:
ObjectiveBell’s palsy, named after the Scottish anatomist, Sir Charles Bell, is the most common acute mono-neuropathy, or disorder affecting a single nerve, and is the most common diagnosis associa...read more
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Bell's palsy: aetiology, clinical features and multidisciplinary care.
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Management of Bell palsy: clinical practice guideline
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Clinical practice guideline: Bell's Palsy executive summary
Reginald F. Baugh,Gregory J. Basura,Lisa E. Ishii,Seth R. Schwartz,Caitlin M urray Drumheller,Rebecca Burkholder,Nathan A. Deckard,Cindy Dawson,Colin L. W. Driscoll,M. Boyd Gillespie,Richard K. Gurgel,John J. Halperin,Ayesha N. Khalid,Ayesha N. Khalid,Kaparaboyna Ashok Kumar,Alan G. Micco,Debra Munsell,Steven Rosenbaum,William Vaughan +18 more
TL;DR: The rationale, purpose, and key action statements of the new Clinical Practice Guideline: Bell’s Palsy are summarized, which encourage accurate and efficient diagnosis and treatment and, when applicable, facilitate patient follow-up to address the management of long-term sequelae or evaluation of new or worsening symptoms not indicative of Bell's palsy.
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