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Acute Idiopathic Facial Palsy - http://www.neuroland.com/cn/bells.htm
Information about Bell's palsy, including clinical features, differential diagnosis of seventh cranial nerve weakness, prognosis, treatment and further reading.

Bell's Palsy - http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/bells/bells.htm
Information sheet on Bell's Palsy (facial paralysis) compiled by NINDS, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

Bell's Palsy - http://www.allaboutvision.com/conditions/bells-palsy.htm
Describes this condition, the prognosis, related conditions, tests, and treatment.

Bell's Palsy - Facial Nerve Disorders - http://www.entnet.org/HealthInformation/bellsPalsy.cfm
Description of the condition,the nerve, and facial muscles, as well as diagnosis and treatment information.

Bell's Palsy (BUPA) - http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/mosby_factsheets/Bells_palsy.html
Description of Bell's palsy, including symptoms, complications, treatment and recovery. Explanatory diagram. From BUPA (UK).

Bell's Palsy Association - http://bellspalsy.org.uk/
UK registered charity. Forums and chat, history, treatment, and research.

Bell's Palsy Diary - http://home.hccnet.nl/rde.bruin/
Bell's palsy diary and a recovery graph, hoping to be value to others, from Rudy de Bruin. Site in English and Dutch language.

Bell's Palsy Information Site - http://www.bellspalsy.ws
Information including diagrams about the causes, symptoms, effects and treatment of Bell's palsy. Also information on Ramsey Hunt Syndrome and other types of facial paralysis.

Drug InfoNet Doctors' Answers to Frequently Asked Questions - Bell's Palsy - http://www.druginfonet.com/index.php?pageID=faq/faqbellp.htm
Answers to frequently asked questions, for discussion purposes.

eMedicine Health - Bell Palsy - http://www.emedicinehealth.com/bell_palsy/article_em.htm
Consumer health resource center providing information on causes, symptoms, and treatment of sudden weakness of one side of the face.

Facial Nerve (VII) Disorders - http://neuromuscular.wustl.edu/nanatomy/vii.htm
Neuroanatomy of various syndromes involving paralysis of the seventh cranial nerve.

Facial Nerve Problems and Bell's Palsy - http://www.medicinenet.com/facial_nerve_problems/article.htm
MedicineNet.com's description of the condition including outlines of symptoms and the Herpes virus theory.

Fighting Bells Palsy - http://home.ix.netcom.com/~jscheer1/index.html
A personal story, including what the author is doing to fight to regain his face and helpful links.

From the Grand Rounds Archive at Baylor College of Medicine - http://www.bcm.edu/oto/grand/72095.html
Overview of the condition, including historical shifts in treatment methods. Also grades of paralysis, causes and prognosis.

Is Tegretol used for Bells Palsy? - http://www.medhelp.org/perl6/neuro/archive/7497.html
The Neurology and Neurosurgery Forum - "ask the doctor" medical forum for patients hosted by Med Help Intl.

LEF Bell's Palsy Information - http://www.lef.org/protocols/abstracts/abstr-118.html
Abstracts of journal articles covering various aspects of the disease and treatments, compiled by the Life Extension Foundation.

Patient UK: Facial Nerve Palsy - http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/40000978/
Symptoms, causes, and treatment. Includes references.

Prednisone for Bell's Palsy - http://www.medicine.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/band21/b21-3.html
Effect of early treatment of Bell's palsy with prednisolone. Interpretation of one study by Bandolier, a UK health care journal.

Saving Faces: Specialized Surgery helps Patients with Facial Paralysis - http://news.stanford.edu/news/1997/december3/facial.html
Article by Tim Stephens on reconstructive surgery for a patient with facial paralysis. Relevant to the small proportion of people with Bell's palsy who do not regain normal facial movement.

TCM Treatment - http://www.tcmtreatment.com/images/diseases/facial-paralysis.htm
Describes in detail how TCM practitioners in China solve Bell's facial paralysis with traditional Chinese strategies and herbs.

The Bell's Palsy Network - http://bellspalsy.net
FAQs, forum, weekly chat and links.

The Cochrane Library: Corticosteroids for Bell's Palsy (Idiopathic Facial Paralysis) - http://www.cochrane.org/reviews/en/ab001942.html
Review abstract summarizing the results of a clinical trial.

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center: Facial Paralysis Center - http://www.upmc.com/services/otolaryngology/servicesandspecialties/facialparalysis/Pages/default.aspx
Describes symptoms and treatments.

Varied Use of Microsurgery - http://www.earlowen.com.au/Varied%20uses%20of%20Microsurgery.htm
Cross-facial nerve graft to improve symmetry and smile. By Professor Earl Owen of Sidney, AU.

What is Facial Retraining? - http://www.atlantaearclinic.com/facial.htm
A program designed to retrain facial muscles for movement and expression after facial paralysis. Relevant to patients with residuals or incomplete recoveries.

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