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Bell's palsy CT scan

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohamadmostafa Jahansouz M.D.[2]

Overview

Overview

There are no CT scan findings associated with Bell’s palsy. However, an CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of other causes of facial nerve palsy.

CT scan

CT scan

References

References

  1. Gupta S, Mends F, Hagiwara M, Fatterpekar G, Roehm PC (2013). “Imaging the facial nerve: a contemporary review”. Radiol Res Pract. 2013: 248039. doi:10.1155/2013/248039. PMC 3676972. PMID 23766904.

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