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THE PREVALENCE OF DIABETES MELLITUS IN PATIENTS WITH BELL'S PALSY
Author(s) -
Aminoff M. J.,
Miller A. L.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1972.tb07558.x
Subject(s) - bell's palsy , etiology , diabetes mellitus , medicine , palsy , pediatrics , endocrinology , pathology , alternative medicine
In a series of patients with Bell's palsy, the frequency of impaired glucose tolerance was found to be 6 %, which contrasts with the much higher frequency previously reported elsewhere. This suggests that diabetes mcllitus is not a common aetiological factor in the development of Bell's palsy in this country.