Bell's palsy
Description
Bell's palsy: Partial or complete paralysis of the facial muscles of one side of a person's face. It is caused by damage to the seventh cranial nerve. It is usually temporary but it may recur.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | G6_BELLPA |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: G510, ICD-9: 3510A, ICD-8: 350 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: G510, ICD-9: 3510A, ICD-8: 350 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 1303 | 752 | 551 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.75 | 0.76 | 0.73 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 51.11 | 50.22 | 52.32 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 3.15 | 1.99 | 4.72 |
Longitudinal metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 43.28 | 43.35 | 43.19 |
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