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ArticlePeerJ2022

Incidence rate, risk factors, and management of Bell's palsy in the Qurayyat region of Saudi Arabia.

Fahad Alanazi, Faizan Z Kashoo, Anas Alduhishy, Mishal Aldaihan, Fuzail Ahmad, Ahmad Alanazi

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Article in PeerJ, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07436624 (Effects of Kabat Rehabilitation Versus Kinesiology Taping Combined With Conventional Therapy on Facial Asymmetry and Functional Disability in Patients With Unilateral Bell's Palsy), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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NCT07436624 naactive not recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Kabat Rehabilitation Versus Kinesiology Taping Combined With Conventional Therapy on Facial Asymmetry and Functional Disability in Patients With Unilateral Bell's Palsy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of LahoreRan2025 to 2026Enrolled38ConditionsBell's Palsy, Facial ParalysisArmsConventional Facial Therapy, Kabat Rehabilitation
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Fahad AlanaziDepartment of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Al Jouf, Saudi Arabia.
Faizan Z KashooDepartment of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Anas AlduhishyDepartment of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Mishal AldaihanDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Fuzail AhmadDepartment of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmad AlanaziDepartment of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Majmaah University · SAAl Jouf University · SAImam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University · SAKing Saud University · SA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Bell's palsy is an idiopathic facial nerve dysfunction causing temporary paralysis of muscles of facial expression. This study aimed to determine the incidence rate, common risk factors, and preferred treatment by the Saudi patients with Bell's palsy. Method: This cross-sectional study was carried out in the Qurayyat region of Saudi Arabia. The retrospective medical records were searched from 2015-2020 of patients diagnosed with Bell's palsy at Qurayyat General Hospital and King Fahad hospital. A 28-item questionnaire was developed by a team of experts and pre-tested among patients with Bell's palsy before being sent to the eligible participants. The data were analyzed using summary statistics, Chi-square test, Fisher exact test and Likelihood ratio test. Results: We identified 279 cases of Bell's palsy from the medical records of the hospitals from the years 2015 to 2020, accounting for 46.5 cases per year and an incidence rate of 25.7 per 100,000 per year. Out of 279 patients with Bell's palsy, only 171 returned the questionnaire accounting for a response rate of 61.2%. Out of 171 patients with Bell's palsy, females ( Conclusion: The rate of Bell's palsy was approximately 25.7 per 100,000 per year in the Qurayyat region of Saudi Arabia. Exposure to cold air and common cold were the significant risk factors associated with Bell's palsy. Females were predominantly affected by Bell's palsy in the Qurayyat region of Saudi Arabia. Bell's palsy most commonly occurred in the age group 21-30 years. The most favored treatment was physiotherapy following Bell's palsy.

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Bell PalsyCommon ColdFacial ParalysisAdrenal Cortex HormonesAdultAntiviral AgentsCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansIncidenceRetrospective StudiesSaudi ArabiaYoung AdultAdrenal Cortex HormonesAntiviral AgentsBells PalsyDrug therapyFacial paralysisIncidencePhysical therapyRisk factorsTraditional treatment

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