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Isuru Induruwa, Negin Holland, Rosalind Gregory and Kayvan Khadjooi
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.20-1-120a
Clin Med January 2020 Isuru Induruwa
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
Roles: Clinical research fellow
Negin Holland
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK and Association of British Neurologists, London, UK
Roles: Clinical research fellow
Rosalind Gregory
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
Roles: Foundation house officer
Kayvan Khadjooi
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
Roles: Consultant stroke physician
The basis of our paper is to increase awareness of atypical features which should prompt a referral to secondary care, and typical features of Bell's palsy which should reassure the attending physician – whether in primary or secondary care. The paper does not target a particular cohort of doctors, rather it aims to empower physicians with the knowledge to make an accurate and confident diagnosis, highlights the importance of early treatment, and the need to utilise further resources for patients with red flag signs suggestive of other diagnoses such as acute stroke.
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Clinical Medicine Jan 2020, 20 (1) 120; DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.20-1-120a
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