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Jan 27th, 2023 - Carotid body tumors (CBTs) are uncommon neuroendocrine tumors located near the carotid bifurcation within the carotid body. CBTs are slow-growing; affected individuals may remain asymptomatic for years and are often diagnosed incidentally followin...

Dec 28th, 2022 - Facial synkinesis, characterized by unintentional facial movements paired with intentional movements, is a debilitating sequela of Bell palsy. Our aim was to determine whether persistent peripheral nerve changes arising from Bell palsy result in p...

Dec 13th, 2022 - In the Division of Pediatric Neurology at the University Medical Center Göttingen we observed that many patients with Bell palsy are overweight or obese. To evaluate whether overweight and obesity are associated with increased risk of Bell palsy i...

Aug 26th, 2022 - Corticosteroids are used to treat the early stages of idiopathic facial paralysis (Bell's palsy) in children, but their effectiveness is uncertain. We set out to determine if prednisolone improves the proportion of children with Bell's palsy with ...

Aug 11th, 2022 - Vestibular schwannomas have an estimated incidence of 1.09/100,000 people, representing 6%-10% of intracranial tumors.1-4 Rarer giant vestibular schwannomas are defined by an extrameatal diameter of ≥4 cm and can be difficult to treat because of d...

May 7th, 2020 - Stroke is an uncommon but an important and under-recognized cause of morbidity and mortality in children. Strokes may be due to either brain ischemia or intracranial hemorrhage. Common symptoms of pediatric acute stroke include headache, vomiting,...

Jun 22nd, 2022 - It's well understood that physicians have limited time to treat patients with stroke before the disease progresses and outcomes can worsen. This case illustrates how differing opinions by remote and in-person physicians — followed by system breakd...

Jun 24th, 2021 - People with COVID-19 were more likely to develop Bell's palsy (peripheral facial nerve palsy) than people who were vaccinated against the virus, an analysis of medical records showed. Matching COVID-19 patients with vaccinated individuals showed t...

Feb 24th, 2021 - Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. People with rheumatic diseases should get vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 as soon as possible, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) recommends...

Dec 15th, 2020 - Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. US regulators on Tuesday posted a largely positive review of Moderna Inc's SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, signaling that the nation might soon have a second ...

Aug 5th, 2020 - (Reuters Health) - In utero exposure to influenza vaccines doesn't appear to contribute to mortality, morbidity or adverse health outcomes in children under five years of age, a systematic review suggests. Researchers identified 3,647 studies done...