Bell's Palsy

Recovery from Disorder and Pregnancy

Published in Women's Health Weekly, May 10th, 1999

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania, ear, nose, and throat specialists find that pregnant women afflicted with Bell's palsy who progress to a complete paralysis have significantly less satisfactory recovery than the non-pregnant population.

Medical researchers have long speculated that pregnant women are more susceptible to Bell's palsy than the general population. Theories include the possibility that tissue edema in pregnancy causes mechanical compression of the facial nerve in the fallopian canal, noting the correlation between the timing of the maximal interstitial fluid volume content and the peak incidence of Bell's palsy. Other theories...

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