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Acute Idiopathic Facial Palsy - Information about Bell's palsy, including clinical features, differential diagnosis of seventh cranial nerve weakness, prognosis, treatment and further reading.
Associates in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery: Bell's Palsy - Information about Bell's palsy, including explanatory diagram and aspects of recovery and rehabilitation.
Bell's Palsy - Information sheet on Bell's Palsy (facial paralysis) compiled by NINDS, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
Bell's Palsy - Describes this condition, the prognosis, related conditions, tests, and treatment.
Bell's Palsy Information Site - Information including diagrams about the causes, symptoms, effects and treatment of Bell's palsy. Also information on Ramsey Hunt Syndrome and other types of facial paralysis.
Bell's Palsy (BUPA) - Description of Bell's palsy, including symptoms, complications, treatment and recovery. Explanatory diagram. From BUPA (UK).
Bell's Palsy Diary - Bell's palsy diary and a recovery graph, hoping to be value to others, from Rudy de Bruin. Site in English and Dutch language.
The Bell's Palsy Network - FAQs, forum, weekly chat and links.
Bell's Palsy: Ophthalmology 02/16/98 - An ophthalmological viewpoint. Describes some available methods of protecting the cornea.
Drug InfoNet Doctors' Answers to Frequently Asked Questions - Bell's Palsy - Answers to frequently asked questions, for discussion purposes.
eMedicine Health - Bell Palsy - Consumer health resource center providing an overview and its causes, symptoms and treatment.
eMedicine Health - Bell Palsy - Consumer health resource center providing information on causes, symptoms, and treatment of sudden weakness of one side of the face.
eMedTV Bell's Palsy Channel - Offers medically reviewed information on the symptoms, causes and the current treatments.
Eyelid Surgery In Facial Paralysis (Bell's Palsy) - Description of some surgical procedures currently available. Site is accessible for people with low vision.
Facial Nerve Problems: Bell's Palsy - MedicineNet.com's description of the condition including outlines of symptoms and the Herpes virus theory.
Facial nerve (VII) paralysis - Neuroanatomy of various syndromes involving paralysis of the seventh cranial nerve.
Fighting Bells Palsy - A personal story, including what the author is doing to fight to regain his face and helpful links.
From the Grand Rounds Archive at Baylor College of Medicine - Overview of the condition, including historical shifts in treatment methods. Also grades of paralysis, causes and prognosis.
HealthLink MCW - Offers a question and answer entitled, Bell's Palsy symptoms should be evaluated.
Is Tegretol used for Bells Palsy? - The Neurology and Neurosurgery Forum - "ask the doctor" medical forum for patients hosted by Med Help Intl.
LEF Bell's Palsy Information - Abstracts of journal articles covering various aspects of the disease and treatments, compiled by the Life Extension Foundation.
Prednisone for Bell's Palsy - Effect of early treatment of Bell's palsy with prednisolone. Interpretation of one study by Bandolier, a UK health care journal.
Saving Faces: Specialized Surgery helps Patients with Facial Paralysis - Article by Tim Stephens on reconstructive surgery for a patient with facial paralysis. Relevant to the small proportion of people with Bell's palsy who do not regain normal facial movement.
Spring1998 Newsletter from The Facial Paralysis Center - The Pittsburgh center describes relaxation techniques and tips for improving photographs of the paralyzed face. Also biographies of staff members at the time the newsletter was published.
TCM Treatment - Describes in detail how TCM practitioners in China solve Bell's facial paralysis with traditional Chinese strategies and herbs.
Varied Use of Microsurgery - Cross-facial nerve graft to improve symmetry and smile. By Professor Earl Owen of Sidney, AU.
What is Facial Retraining? - A program designed to retrain facial muscles for movement and expression after facial paralysis. Relevant to patients with residuals or incomplete recoveries.

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