Summary
A family is described in which the index case, her mother, three brothers, and three aunts had one or more episodes of Bell's Palsy in adult life. Theories of aetiology should take account of the probability that Bell's Palsy is a heritable condition.
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Kerr, M.M. Familial Bell‘s Palsy. Ir J Med Sci 152, 203–204 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02954720
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