Bell's palsy and infection with rubella virus.

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1 July 1983

journal article
research article
Published by BMJ in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry

Vol. 46 (7) , 678-680
https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.46.7.678

Abstract

Viral antibody-titres were measured in 28 patients with Bell's palsy seen in Baghdad. These cases were selected to include only those seen within 24 hours from onset. No association with recent viral infection other than rubella virus was demonstrated. Four cases showed immunological evidence of simultaneous rubella virus infection but without other clinical evidence of the disease.

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