Health Condition 1: G510- Bells palsy
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
SELF
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: all patients with unilateral Bellsâ?? palsy presenting within 14 days on onset in neurology OPD 2) patients fulfilling clinical criteria for diagnosis of Bells palsy clinically as LMN facial nerve palsy 3) patients between the age of 18-70 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients with facial nerve palsy due to temporal bone fracture, multiple sclerosis, trauma, tumor, stroke 2) patients with iatrogenic facial nerve paralysis, 3) patients with Otitis media, Ramsay-Hunt syndrome 4) patients diagnosed with Polyneuropathy like Guillainâ??Barre syndrome 5) patients with history of Recurrent Bells palsy 6) Pregnant and lactating women will be excluded from the study 7) patients with Hemifacial spasm
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| EVALUATE ROLE OF BLINK REFLEX AND FACIAL NERVE CONDUCTION IN PREDICTION IN OUTCOME OF BELLS PALSYTimepoint: follow up after 6 weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| CLINICAL PROFILE AND OUTCOME OF BELLâ??S PALSY PATIENTS WITH BLINK REFLEX AND ELECTRONEUROGRAPHY and FACIAL NERVE EXCITABILITYTimepoint: follow up after 6 weeks | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDR SIDDHARTH CHOUHAN
KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE, MANIPAL
Outcome results
None listed