RT Book, Section
A1 Usatine, Richard P.
A1 Smith, Mindy A.
A1 Chumley, Heidi S.
A1 Mayeaux, E.J.
SR Print(0)
ID 57685988
T1 Chapter 233. Bell's Palsy
T2 The Color Atlas of Family Medicine, 2e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-176964-8
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57685988
RD 2024/04/16
AB Five  years  ago,  a  young  woman  awoke  with  the  inability  to  move  the  left  side  of  her  face.  She  was  pregnant  at  that  time.  On  examination  it  was  found  that  she  had  absent  brow  furrowing,  weak  eye  closure,  and  dropping  of  her  mouth  angle  (Figure  233-1).  She  was  diagnosed  with  Bell's  palsy  and  was  provided  eye  lubricants  and  guidance  on  keeping  her  left  eye  moist.  Her  physician  discussed  the  available  evidence  about  treatment  with  steroids.  She  chose  not  to  take  the  steroids  because  of  her  pregnancy.