Abstract
Patients who visited us within one month after contracting the disease were grouped as “new” cases. A thorough review of seventy-six of these patients' past histories, present illnesses, family histories and laboratory data was made. It was expected that abnormal data from these patient's records might disclose the causative factors of the disease.
The past histories indicated that fourteen patients, the largest number, suffered from hypertension, although twelve of them had had it under control.
White blood cell counts were apparently greater for the control groups. The counts were statistically analyzed and were significantly greater (P=0.001) in the patients' groups. In addition, hemoglobin counts and red blood cell counts tended to be higher than the control group's data. Platelet counts, however, were not different. We suspected that blood viscosity might be related to the occurrence of Bell's palsy.
There were only six cases of diabetes mellitus. However, the blood sugar level of patients suffering from Bell's palsy was high in comparison with those in the control groups.
