Bell's Palsy - History

History

See also: List of cases of Bell's palsy

This lesion was described by Sir Charles Bell, a Scottish surgeon. In 1829 he presented three cases at the Royal Society of London. Two cases were idiopathic and the third was due to a tumour of the parotid gland.

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