Open AccessIncreased incidence of idiopathic paediatric facial palsy during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic
Author(s) -
Emma Hogg,
Thomas Hampton,
Ian Street,
Raymond W Clarke,
Kikelomo Ololade Wright,
Sujata De,
Shriya Sharma
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of laryngology and otology/the journal of laryngology and otology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.561
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1748-5460
pISSN - 0022-2151
DOI - 10.1017/s0022215121001353
Subject(s) - medicine , bell's palsy , sequela , pediatrics , incidence (geometry) , palsy , coronavirus , etiology , disease , facial nerve , pandemic , covid-19 , surgery , pathology , physics , alternative medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , optics
Bell's palsy is a lower motor neurone facial weakness of unknown aetiology, although reactivation of a virus within the facial nerve has been proposed.