Characteristic of Bell’s Palsy in Clinical Neurologic at Sanglah Hospital Denpasar Bali Indonesia

Abstract

Introduction/Aim: Bell's Palsy is a lower motor neuron facial weakness caused by idiopathic etiology with the absence of other neurologic diseases. The incidence of this syndrome is around 23 cases per 100,000 people each year. The clinical manifestations are sometimes being considered to be a stroke or tumor. This study was conducted to find characteristic of bell’s palsy in clinical neurologic at Sanglah Hospital Denpasar, Bali Indonesia Methods: This study is a descriptive study with a cross sectional design in polyclinic of Sanglah Hospital, Denpasar for the period 2016 to 2019. Sampling was carried out using a consecutive non-random sampling method. Result: A total of 31 subjects in rainy season 51.6% having female 61.3% and male 38.7%, with the range of age 46-55 years old. Most of the patients complaints the weakness of the right face 58.1%, postauricular pain 64.5%. Electroneuromyography examination with seddon classification having results of Neuropraxia 67.7%. Conclusion: Characteristic of bell’s palsy in clinical neurologic most of participant in woman with postauricular pain and neuropraxia Keywords: Bell's Palsy, neuropraxia, postauricular pain, seddon classification.