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Homœopathic Links 2025; 38(02): 101-106
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1793814
Case Report

Homeopathic Management of Residual Paralysis as a Sequel to Bell's Palsy: Experience from Two Case Reports

Archana Archana
1   Dr Archana Homoeopathic Clinic, Kankurgachi, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
,
Ekta Gupta
2   Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy, New Delhi, India
,
Roja Varanasi
2   Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy, New Delhi, India
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Abstract

Bell's palsy is a peripheral facial nerve palsy of unknown etiology and is the most common cause of one-sided facial nerve palsy (70%). Although this condition is self-limiting, long-term effects are also reported. Reversibility of nerve function depends on the health of both the facial nerve (if intact) and the facial muscles. We present here two cases residual paralysis as a sequel to Bell's palsy graded III and II on the House–Brackmann facial nerve grading system treated with individualized homeopathic medicine with substantial improvement. Homeopathic medicines Sepia and Lachesis were used to treat these cases in a personalized and tailored manner as per the homeopathic principles. Possible causal attribution of changes was assessed by the modified Naranjo criteria. The case report is valuable to the profession for providing evidence of the successful treatment of neurological disorders such as facial nerve palsy.

Keywords

sequel of Bell's palsy - individualization - simillimum - homeopathy

Authors' Contributions

A. treated the patients and prepared the first draft, R.V. conceptualized the case reports, and E.G. contributed to revising the draft. All three authors are responsible for the final version of the manuscript submitted.


Patients' Consent

Written informed consent was obtained from both the patients for publication of the case reports and accompanying images. Both patients gave their signatures on consent forms allowing their clinical data, including photographs, to be published anonymously in scholarly publications. The patients acknowledged that they understood that their names would be kept confidential though anonymity cannot be guaranteed.




Publication History

Article published online:
20 February 2025

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