Facial palsy: a multifactorial entity
West Indian med. j
; 18(4): 231-4, Dec. 1969.
Artigo
em Inglês
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| ID: med-14895
Biblioteca responsável:
JM3.1
Localização: JM3.1; R18.W4
ABSTRACT
Facial Palsy is not a common condition in Kingston, Jamaica, only 21 cases being treated at the Kingston Hospital between 1958 and 1968. Statistical problems arise as a result of sampling distortion consequent on omission from the diagnotic records because of other overwhelming conditions, no attention being sought for the condition, or the patient being lost to follow-up. The age range is wide. Men were more commonly affected than women and at an older average age. A seasonal incidence has been demonstrated, some 71 percent (15/21) of the cases occurring in the warm season of the year (April to October). Older patients are more commonly affected during the warm months, raising the possibility of a vacular ischaemic process. Other aetiological factors such as exposure to cold, infections of viral or non-viral type, diabetes, and trauma are discussed. Trauma accounting for some 20 percent (4/21) of the cases seemed a particularly high percentage in this Jamaican series. The recovery rate in those followed up was favourable. Onset in summer and early spring appeared to exert a favourable prognostic effect (Summary)
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Bases de dados internacionais
Base de dados:
MedCarib
Assunto principal:
Paralisia Facial
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Adulto
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Criança
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Criança, pré-escolar
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Feminino
/
Humanos
/
Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe Inglês
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Jamaica
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
West Indian med. j
Ano de publicação:
1969
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