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Seasonal effects on Bell's palsy

Mevsimlerin bell paralizisi sıklığı üzerine etkisi

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Conclusion: It seems there was an increase of BP frequency in spring and autumn, even though statically significant was not obtained.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Scientific Background: Peripheral facial palsy (PFP) is the most frequent cranial neuropathy and may originate from various kind of damage to the 7th cranial nerve.
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Key Findings & Data:Results: The study consisted of 106 patients (59 women and 47 men), mean age was 37.
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Conclusion & Impact:Conclusion: It seems there was an increase of BP frequency in spring and autumn, even though statically significant was not obtained.
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⚙️Variables:Yüz felci · Bell felci · Mevsimler

Abstract

Scientific Background: Peripheral facial palsy (PFP) is the most frequent cranial neuropathy and may originate from various kind of damage to the 7th cranial nerve. Although it seems that there is a connection with between PFP and Herpes simplex viruses reactivations in recent articles. As a classical, however, investigations fail to establish a definite etiology in the majority of cases. That time it is commonly referred idiopathic PFP or Bell's palsy. It is not well known whether there is any effect of seasonal, geographic, race/ethnic and environmental factors on BP. Objective: To assesses value of seasonal effect on BP frequency. Material and Methods: We investigated as a retrospective a hundred six patients with BP who were diagnosed according to their neurological examination at two private hospitals' out-patient clinics in Ankara. Data were analyzed according to age, gender, side of the face, recurrence, and seasonal distribution of cases. Results: The study consisted of 106 patients (59 women and 47 men), mean age was 37. There were 55 right side BP, and 51 on the left. Most patients were seen spring and autumn, 35 and 27 respectively. The smallest numbers of the patients (21 patients) were seen on summer. Among the months, the most patients (14 patients) were seen on May and then April (12 patients) and December (12 patients). Conclusion: It seems there was an increase of BP frequency in spring and autumn, even though statically significant was not obtained.

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Bilimsel Zemin: Periferik fasiyal paralizi (PFP) en çok karşılaşılan kraniyal nöropati olup, farklı nedenlerle ortaya çıkar. Son zamanlarda Herpes simpleks virüslerinin reaktivasyonu ile ilintili olduğu öne sürülmekle birlikte, klasik olarak incelemeler sonucunda, çoğu hastada, kesin bir etiyolojiye ulaşılamadığı için İdiopatik veya Bell paralizisi (BP) olarak adlandırılmıştır. Mevsimsel, coğrafik, etnik ve çevresel faktörlerin BP üzerine bir etkisinin olup olmadığı tartışmalıdır. Amaç: Mevsimlerin Bell paralizisi sıklığı üzerine etkisini araştırmak. Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmaya iki özel hastanenin polikliniklerine, 01 Ocak- 31 Aralık 2001 tarihleri arasında PFP ile başvuran hastalar dâhil edildi. Çalışma geriye dönük olarak kayıtlar incelenerek yapıldı. İzole akut PFP ile başvuran her hasta BP olarak kabul edildi. Hastaların yaş, cinsiyet, hangi ay ve mevsim de başvurduğu kayıt edildi. BP ile başvuran hastaların sıklığında aylar veya mevsimler arasında bir farklılık olup olmadığına bakıldı. İstatistik yöntem olarak non-parametric Ki-kare testi kullanıldı Bulgular: Bir yıllık sürede toplam 106 BP'li hasta, Yaş ortalaması 37 olan, 59 kadın, 47 erkek den oluşuyordu. Hastaların 51'i sol ve 55'i sağ taraf yüz felci ile başvurmuştu. En çok hasta ilkbaharda (35 hasta), bunu takiben son baharda (27 hasta) ve en az yaz mevsiminde (21 hasta) başvurmuştu. Aylarda ise en çok Mayıs (14 hasta), bunu takiben Nisan ve Eylül ayında aynı sayıda (12 hasta) hasta başvurmuştu. Sonuç: İstatistik olarak anlam kazanmamış olsa bile, bahar mevsimlerinde BP sıklığında bir artış var gibi gözlenmektedir.

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TUNCEL, D., GÖKÇE, M., KUTLUTAŞ, F. (2005). Seasonal effects on Bell's palsy. Tıp Araştırmaları Dergisi, Cilt: 3 - Sayı: 3, 23–26. https://ajindex.com/articles/361678

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