title: Family aggregation in Bell's palsy.
abstract: Some authors have reported a familial aggregation in Bell's paralysis. However, the information so far forthcoming is unsatisfactory and even contradictory. Our survey consisted of 115 patients, 30.5% of whom had an affected first-degree relative, which, compared with the control group figure of 3.6%, is highly significant. The frequency of 30.5% of families with an affected first-degree relative is the highest reported in literature.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003241:Consanguinity; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010375:Pedigree