People with Bell's palsy may have trouble closing one eye, wrinkling their forehead, or pulling up the corner of their mouth to swallow food. Most people make a full recovery in six months or less.

The relation between peripheral facial nerve palsy (PFP) and swallowing dysfunction has never been studied systematically. Forty four patients with unilateral Bell's palsy (acute or chronic ... during ...

Bell's palsy is facial nerve disorder that causes weakness of the muscles on one side of the face. Its cause is unknown but most people make a full recovery within 8 to 12 weeks.

A short cut review was carried out to establish whether acyclovir improves functional recovery in Bell's palsy. Altogether 49 papers were found using the reported search, of which two presented the ...