Is There an Association between Bell Palsy in Pediatric Patients and COVID-19?

Introduction Bell palsy (BP) is an acquired, idiopathic facial palsy linked to lower motor neuron malfunction of the seventh cranial nerve. Several studies have identified BP as one of the many neuropathies that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients have developed, while other stud...

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Main Authors: Mohamed E. El-Deeb, Saad Elzayat, Abeer Salamah, Ali Gamal, Shimaa Elgamal, Ahmed El-Sobki
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Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2025-01-01
Series:International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0044-1789197
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spelling doaj-art-6317659296f54271a1513ca1c78dc3b42025-01-23T23:57:55ZengThieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology1809-97771809-48642025-01-01290100100810.1055/s-0044-1789197Is There an Association between Bell Palsy in Pediatric Patients and COVID-19?Mohamed E. El-Deeb0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6029-8529Saad Elzayat1Abeer Salamah2Ali Gamal3Shimaa Elgamal4Ahmed El-Sobki5Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Kafrelsheikh University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El Sheikh, Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, EgyptDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Kafrelsheikh University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El Sheikh, Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, EgyptDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El Sheikh, Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, EgyptDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Kafrelsheikh University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El Sheikh, Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, EgyptDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El Sheikh, Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, EgyptDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt Introduction Bell palsy (BP) is an acquired, idiopathic facial palsy linked to lower motor neuron malfunction of the seventh cranial nerve. Several studies have identified BP as one of the many neuropathies that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients have developed, while other studies disagree.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0044-1789197Bell palsyfunction recoveryCOVID-19facial nerve
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Is There an Association between Bell Palsy in Pediatric Patients and COVID-19?
International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
Bell palsy
function recovery
COVID-19
facial nerve
title Is There an Association between Bell Palsy in Pediatric Patients and COVID-19?
title_full Is There an Association between Bell Palsy in Pediatric Patients and COVID-19?
title_fullStr Is There an Association between Bell Palsy in Pediatric Patients and COVID-19?
title_full_unstemmed Is There an Association between Bell Palsy in Pediatric Patients and COVID-19?
title_short Is There an Association between Bell Palsy in Pediatric Patients and COVID-19?
title_sort is there an association between bell palsy in pediatric patients and covid 19
topic Bell palsy
function recovery
COVID-19
facial nerve
url http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0044-1789197
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