DIABETES MELLITUS AND BELL＊S PALSY IN IRANIAN POPULATION

作者：A R Karimi Yazdi; A Vasheghani Farahani; M Sadeghi; S M Sadr Hoseini

来源：Acta Medica Iranica, 2008.

%26quot;nDuring last decades many researchers have focused on the conditions associated with Bell%26apos;s palsy including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and viral infections. This study was performed to evaluate correlation of diabetes mellitus and Bell%26apos;s palsy and some relevant features not discussed in the literature in an Iranian population. The presence of diabetes mellitus was evaluated in a total number of 275 subjects (75 patients with Bell%26apos;s palsy and 200 control subjects). Diabetes mellitus was noted in 10 (13.3%) patients with Bell%26apos;s palsy among which 6 case were diagnosed as new cases of diabetes. Previous history of Bell%26apos;s palsy was present in 10.67% of the subjects with Bell%26apos;s palsy. Symptoms of other cranial nerves revealed higher figures in Bell%26apos;s palsy patients with underlying diabetes. Such studies in developing countries may reveal some unknown features of the disease. This study confirms the correlation of diabetes mellitus and Bell%26apos;s palsy for the first time in an Iranian population. The results also suggest that diabetic patients with Bell%26apos;s palsy suffer from more cranial nerve symptoms. We offer screening tests of diabetes as a routine process in the management of Bell%26apos;s palsy especially in developing countries.