GuidelineCMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne2014
Management of Bell palsy: clinical practice guideline.
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66 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effectiveness of Non-Pharmacological Interventions in Patients with Facial Paralysis: An Umbrella and Mapping Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Pooled it
- The efficacy and safety of acupuncture treatment for peripheral facial paralysis: an overview of systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy analysis of electroacupuncture plus TDP in the treatment of peripheral facial paralysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Pooled it
- Efficacy and Safety of Pharmacological and Physical Therapies for Bell's Palsy: A Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Pooled it
- Clinical practice guidelines in idiopathic facial paralysis: systematic review using the appraisal of guidelines for research and evaluation (AGREE II) instrument.Journal of neurology · 2021Pooled it
- Acute Peripheral Facial Palsy: Recent Guidelines and a Systematic Review of the Literature.Journal of Korean medical science · 2020Pooled it
- Ultrasonography as diagnostic and prognostic tool and Therapeutic role of repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation in acute idiopathic facial nerve palsy.Journal of ultrasound · 2024Trial
- Effectiveness of novel facial stretching with structured exercise versus conventional exercise for Bell's palsy: a single-blinded randomized clinical trial.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
- Guided Self-rehabilitation Contract vs conventional therapy in chronic peripheral facial paresis: VISAGE, a multicenter randomized controlled trial.BMC neurology · 2023Trial
- Incidence of Underlying Abnormal Findings on Routine Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Bell Palsy.JAMA network open · 2023Trial
- Peripheral Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation(rTMS) for Idiopathic Facial Nerve Palsy: A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial.Neural plasticity · 2022Trial
- Effect of Thick-Needle Therapy in Patients with Bell's Palsy at Recovery Stage: A Multi-center Randomized Controlled Trial.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2020Trial
- Motor Unit Number Index (MUNIX) as an Early Prognostic Biomarker in Acute Bell's Palsy: A Prospective Cohort Study.International journal of general medicine · 2026Article
- Warm acupuncture combined with precise meridian sinew needling for refractory peripheral facial paralysis: a propensity score-matched retrospective study on clinical efficacy and infrared thermal imaging.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Clinical Characteristics and the Prognostic Factors of Acute Peripheral Facial Palsy in Children.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Need for Routine Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Unilateral Facial Palsy in Emergency Department.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Risk Factors Associated With Bell's Palsy: A Real-World Analysis of 281,600 Patients.European journal of neurology · 2025Article
- Recovery and Recurrence in Bell's Palsy: A Propensity Score-Matched Comparative Study Across ENT, Pain Medicine, and Traditional Korean Medicine.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation and/or Electrical Stimulation in Patients with Peripheral Facial Paralysis: A Systematic Review.Neurology international · 2025Review
- Integrative therapy for acute, subacute and chronic facial palsy: repeated differential facial nerve blocks combined with hypodermic needle-based facial nerve stimulation.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
6 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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13 authors.
John R de AlmeidaDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (de Almeida), Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Guyatt), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Institute for Better Health and Division of Critical Care (Sud), Department of Medicine, Trillium Health Partners, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ont.; Facial Rehabilitation (Dorion) and Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Chen), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Hill), and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine (White), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Family Medicine (Kolber), University of Alberta, Peace River, Alta.; Department of Surgery (Lea, Westerberg), Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; St. Paul's Rotary Hearing Clinic (Lea, Westerberg), Vancouver, BC; Back in Action Physiotherapy (Loong), Markham, Ont.; patient with Bell palsy (Somogyi), Toronto, Ont.; Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto (Chen), Toronto, Ont. john.dealmeida@utoronto.ca.
Gordon H GuyattDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (de Almeida), Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Guyatt), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Institute for Better Health and Division of Critical Care (Sud), Department of Medicine, Trillium Health Partners, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ont.; Facial Rehabilitation (Dorion) and Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Chen), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Hill), and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine (White), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Family Medicine (Kolber), University of Alberta, Peace River, Alta.; Department of Surgery (Lea, Westerberg), Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; St. Paul's Rotary Hearing Clinic (Lea, Westerberg), Vancouver, BC; Back in Action Physiotherapy (Loong), Markham, Ont.; patient with Bell palsy (Somogyi), Toronto, Ont.; Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto (Chen), Toronto, Ont.
Sachin SudDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (de Almeida), Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Guyatt), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Institute for Better Health and Division of Critical Care (Sud), Department of Medicine, Trillium Health Partners, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ont.; Facial Rehabilitation (Dorion) and Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Chen), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Hill), and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine (White), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Family Medicine (Kolber), University of Alberta, Peace River, Alta.; Department of Surgery (Lea, Westerberg), Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; St. Paul's Rotary Hearing Clinic (Lea, Westerberg), Vancouver, BC; Back in Action Physiotherapy (Loong), Markham, Ont.; patient with Bell palsy (Somogyi), Toronto, Ont.; Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto (Chen), Toronto, Ont.
Joanne DorionDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (de Almeida), Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Guyatt), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Institute for Better Health and Division of Critical Care (Sud), Department of Medicine, Trillium Health Partners, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ont.; Facial Rehabilitation (Dorion) and Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Chen), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Hill), and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine (White), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Family Medicine (Kolber), University of Alberta, Peace River, Alta.; Department of Surgery (Lea, Westerberg), Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; St. Paul's Rotary Hearing Clinic (Lea, Westerberg), Vancouver, BC; Back in Action Physiotherapy (Loong), Markham, Ont.; patient with Bell palsy (Somogyi), Toronto, Ont.; Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto (Chen), Toronto, Ont.
Michael D HillDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (de Almeida), Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Guyatt), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Institute for Better Health and Division of Critical Care (Sud), Department of Medicine, Trillium Health Partners, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ont.; Facial Rehabilitation (Dorion) and Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Chen), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Hill), and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine (White), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Family Medicine (Kolber), University of Alberta, Peace River, Alta.; Department of Surgery (Lea, Westerberg), Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; St. Paul's Rotary Hearing Clinic (Lea, Westerberg), Vancouver, BC; Back in Action Physiotherapy (Loong), Markham, Ont.; patient with Bell palsy (Somogyi), Toronto, Ont.; Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto (Chen), Toronto, Ont.
Michael R KolberDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (de Almeida), Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Guyatt), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Institute for Better Health and Division of Critical Care (Sud), Department of Medicine, Trillium Health Partners, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ont.; Facial Rehabilitation (Dorion) and Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Chen), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Hill), and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine (White), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Family Medicine (Kolber), University of Alberta, Peace River, Alta.; Department of Surgery (Lea, Westerberg), Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; St. Paul's Rotary Hearing Clinic (Lea, Westerberg), Vancouver, BC; Back in Action Physiotherapy (Loong), Markham, Ont.; patient with Bell palsy (Somogyi), Toronto, Ont.; Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto (Chen), Toronto, Ont.
Jane LeaDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (de Almeida), Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Guyatt), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Institute for Better Health and Division of Critical Care (Sud), Department of Medicine, Trillium Health Partners, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ont.; Facial Rehabilitation (Dorion) and Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Chen), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Hill), and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine (White), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Family Medicine (Kolber), University of Alberta, Peace River, Alta.; Department of Surgery (Lea, Westerberg), Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; St. Paul's Rotary Hearing Clinic (Lea, Westerberg), Vancouver, BC; Back in Action Physiotherapy (Loong), Markham, Ont.; patient with Bell palsy (Somogyi), Toronto, Ont.; Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto (Chen), Toronto, Ont.
Sylvia Loong RegDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (de Almeida), Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Guyatt), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Institute for Better Health and Division of Critical Care (Sud), Department of Medicine, Trillium Health Partners, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ont.; Facial Rehabilitation (Dorion) and Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Chen), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Hill), and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine (White), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Family Medicine (Kolber), University of Alberta, Peace River, Alta.; Department of Surgery (Lea, Westerberg), Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; St. Paul's Rotary Hearing Clinic (Lea, Westerberg), Vancouver, BC; Back in Action Physiotherapy (Loong), Markham, Ont.; patient with Bell palsy (Somogyi), Toronto, Ont.; Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto (Chen), Toronto, Ont.
Balvinder K SomogyiDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (de Almeida), Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Guyatt), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Institute for Better Health and Division of Critical Care (Sud), Department of Medicine, Trillium Health Partners, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ont.; Facial Rehabilitation (Dorion) and Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Chen), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Hill), and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine (White), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Family Medicine (Kolber), University of Alberta, Peace River, Alta.; Department of Surgery (Lea, Westerberg), Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; St. Paul's Rotary Hearing Clinic (Lea, Westerberg), Vancouver, BC; Back in Action Physiotherapy (Loong), Markham, Ont.; patient with Bell palsy (Somogyi), Toronto, Ont.; Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto (Chen), Toronto, Ont.
Brian D WesterbergDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (de Almeida), Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Guyatt), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Institute for Better Health and Division of Critical Care (Sud), Department of Medicine, Trillium Health Partners, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ont.; Facial Rehabilitation (Dorion) and Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Chen), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Hill), and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine (White), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Family Medicine (Kolber), University of Alberta, Peace River, Alta.; Department of Surgery (Lea, Westerberg), Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; St. Paul's Rotary Hearing Clinic (Lea, Westerberg), Vancouver, BC; Back in Action Physiotherapy (Loong), Markham, Ont.; patient with Bell palsy (Somogyi), Toronto, Ont.; Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto (Chen), Toronto, Ont.
Chris WhiteDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (de Almeida), Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Guyatt), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Institute for Better Health and Division of Critical Care (Sud), Department of Medicine, Trillium Health Partners, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ont.; Facial Rehabilitation (Dorion) and Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Chen), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Hill), and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine (White), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Family Medicine (Kolber), University of Alberta, Peace River, Alta.; Department of Surgery (Lea, Westerberg), Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; St. Paul's Rotary Hearing Clinic (Lea, Westerberg), Vancouver, BC; Back in Action Physiotherapy (Loong), Markham, Ont.; patient with Bell palsy (Somogyi), Toronto, Ont.; Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto (Chen), Toronto, Ont.
Joseph M ChenDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (de Almeida), Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Guyatt), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Institute for Better Health and Division of Critical Care (Sud), Department of Medicine, Trillium Health Partners, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ont.; Facial Rehabilitation (Dorion) and Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Chen), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Hill), and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine (White), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Family Medicine (Kolber), University of Alberta, Peace River, Alta.; Department of Surgery (Lea, Westerberg), Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; St. Paul's Rotary Hearing Clinic (Lea, Westerberg), Vancouver, BC; Back in Action Physiotherapy (Loong), Markham, Ont.; patient with Bell palsy (Somogyi), Toronto, Ont.; Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto (Chen), Toronto, Ont.
Bell Palsy Working Group, Canadian Society of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery and Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation
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