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A Bell’s Palsy Case Probably Related to Sertraline Use

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Bell’s palsy is a peripheral facial nerve dysfunction that presents clinically as acute, unilateral partial, or complete paralysis of the face and is primarily idiopathic in origin.1 While the etiology is unclear, anatomical, viral infectious, ischemic, inflammatory, and cold exposure theories for Bell’s palsy have been proposed.2 According to a phase-IV clinical study of FDA data, there are 22 Bell’s palsy cases reported during sertraline use between the years 1998 and 2022.3 In the literature, there are two reported cases of Bell’s palsy related to combination treatment with sertraline and quetiapine.4 Here we present a Bell’s palsy case that developed two months after starting a low dosage of sertraline.

Source: Psychopharmacology Bulletin

DOI: 10.64719/pb.4491

Authors: Mehmet Emin Ceylan, Barış Önen Ünsalver, Hatice Zeynep Ceylan

Institutions: Üsküdar University, Yeditepe University

Language: English

Topic: Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research

Subfield: Neurology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4394740642