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Life Sciences => Physiology & Medicine => Topic started by: chris on 23/03/2012 07:51:00

Title: What causes Bell's Palsy? Why is it more common in pregnancy?
Post by: chris on 23/03/2012 07:51:00

What are the causes of Bell's Palsy? Why is it more common in pregnancy, what is the treatment and is it reversible?

Title: Re: What causes Bell's Palsy? Why is it more common in pregnancy?
Post by: RD on 31/03/2012 21:17:26

Possibly immune suppression in pregnancy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptive_immune_system#Adaptive_immunity_during_pregnancy) permitting a viral trigger (http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/bells-palsy/DS00168/DSECTION=causes) to flourish.