Misdiagnosis of Bell's palsy: Case series and literature review

Colin Bacorn; Nancy Su Teng Fong; Lily Koo Lin

doi:10.1002/ccr3.2832

Misdiagnosis of Bell's palsy: Case series and literature review

Colin Bacorn, Nancy Su Teng Fong, Lily Koo Lin

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Abstract

Although Bell's palsy is a common etiology for isolated facial paralysis, it is important clinicians perform a complete neurologic examination to avoid misdiagnosis. Multiple cranial neuropathy is often caused by tumor or infection.

Original language	English (US)
Journal	Clinical Case Reports
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2832
State	Accepted/In press - Jan 1 2020

Keywords

Bell's palsy
cranial neuropathy
facial paralysis
infection
tumor

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Medicine(all)

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