Volume : 8, Issue : 4, April - 2019

A study on Seasonal Influence on Bell‘s Palsy

Dr. A. Veni, Dr. S. Palaniyappan

Abstract :

Bell’s palsy is the sudden onset of unilateral Lower motor Neuron(LMN ) type of dysfunction of the seventh cranial nerve palsy that results in paralysis of the facial muscles on the affected side .The aim of this study was to determine the seasonal patterns of the Bell’s palsy in Mahathma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital / KAP.Viswanatham Government Medical college –Trichy, Tamilnadu, India. Seasonal distribution have been discussed in several studies with variable, often contradictory results .In our present study we found significant statistical relation between seasonal variation and Bell’s Palsy. The risk of Bell’s Palsy is high during the summer and low during the monsoon rainy season.