It can affect anyone of any gender and age, but its incidence seems to be highest in those in the 15- to 45-year-old age group. History
The Persian physician Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi (865–925) detailed the first known description of peripheral and central facial palsy.Cornelis Stalpart van der Wiel (1620–1702) in 1683 gave an account of Bells palsy and credited the Persian physician Ibn Sina (980–1037) for describing this condition before him. James Douglas (1675–1742) and Nicolaus Anton Friedreich (1761–1836) also described it. Scottish neurophysiologist Sir Charles Bell read his paper to the Royal Society of London on July 12, 1821, describing the role of the facial nerve. He became the first to detail the neuroanatomical basis of facial paralysis. Since then, idiopathic peripheral facial paralysis has been referred to as Bells palsy, named after him.A notable person with Bells palsy is former Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chrétien. During the 1993 Canadian federal election, Chrétiens first as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, the opposition Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ran an attack ad in which voice actors criticized him over images that seemed to highlight his abnormal facial expressions. The ad was interpreted as an attack on Chrétiens physical appearance and garnered widespread anger among the public, while Chrétien used the ad to make himself more sympathetic to voters. The ad had the adverse effect of increasing Chrétiens lead in the polls and the subsequent backlash clinched the election for the Liberals, which the party won in a landslide. References
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Bells palsy at Curlie
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See also
List of cutaneous conditions

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