{"id":2469,"date":"2009-09-04T15:58:37","date_gmt":"2009-09-04T15:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicalcriteria.com\/web\/neubell\/"},"modified":"2025-05-14T19:09:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T19:09:01","slug":"neubell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicalcriteria.com\/web\/neubell\/","title":{"rendered":"Clinical Criteria for Bell&#8217;s Palsy (Idiopathic Facial Nerve Paralysis)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"99c380e4b4a7b96c35d7ddf7dcb434e8\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- MC 2019- Horizontal -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0127150553352455\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3806776041\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bell&#8217;s palsy is a peripheral palsy of the facial nerve that results in muscle weakness on one side of the face.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The diagnosis of Bell&#8217;s palsy is based upon the following criteria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There is a diffuse facial nerve involvement manifested by paralysis of the facial muscles, with or without loss of taste on the anterior two-thirds of the tongue or altered secretion of the lacrimal and salivary glands.<\/li>\n<li>Onset is acute, over a day or two; the course is progressive, reaching maximal clinical weakness\/paralysis within three weeks or less from the first day of visible weakness; and recovery or some degree of function is present within six months.<\/li>\n<li>Associated prodrome, ear pain, dysacusis, is variable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>References:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Tiemstra JD, Khatkhate N. Bell&#8217;s palsy: diagnosis and management. Am Fam Physician. 2007 Oct 1;76(7):997-1002.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/17956069\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[Medline]<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Gilden DH. Clinical practice. Bell&#8217;s Palsy. 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