TY - JOUR
T1 - Facial palsy
T2 - when and why to refer for specialist care
AU - Butler, Daniel P.
AU - Morales, Daniel R.
AU - Johnson, Karen
AU - Nduka, Charles
PY - 2019/11
Y1 - 2019/11
N2 - Facial paralysis causes significant functional and psychological morbidity, including anxiety and depression. The muscles of facial expression play a critical role in protecting the eye, maintaining oral competence, and are essential for portraying emotions to facilitate social interaction. The management of patients with facial palsy can be challenging because there are over 50 aetiologies that can result in facial muscle paralysis, and measuring severity is challenging. Facial palsy encountered in primary care can fall into one of three broad groups that help guide the management in both primary and secondary care. These are acute flaccid facial paralysis (AFFP), longstanding flaccid facial paralysis (LFFP), and post-paralytic facial palsy (PPFP). This article aims to provide guidance on when and why to refer patients with facial palsy to secondary care.
AB - Facial paralysis causes significant functional and psychological morbidity, including anxiety and depression. The muscles of facial expression play a critical role in protecting the eye, maintaining oral competence, and are essential for portraying emotions to facilitate social interaction. The management of patients with facial palsy can be challenging because there are over 50 aetiologies that can result in facial muscle paralysis, and measuring severity is challenging. Facial palsy encountered in primary care can fall into one of three broad groups that help guide the management in both primary and secondary care. These are acute flaccid facial paralysis (AFFP), longstanding flaccid facial paralysis (LFFP), and post-paralytic facial palsy (PPFP). This article aims to provide guidance on when and why to refer patients with facial palsy to secondary care.
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U2 - 10.3399/bjgp19X706541
DO - 10.3399/bjgp19X706541
M3 - Article
C2 - 31672833
VL - 69
SP - 579
EP - 580
JO - British Journal of General Practice
JF - British Journal of General Practice
SN - 0960-1643
IS - 688
ER -