Varga Eszter, Battamir Ulambayar, Szegedi István, Hudák Lilla, Kovács Nóra, Nagy Attila Csaba
Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.
Department of Health Informatics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.
Front Neurol. 2023 Jun 20;14:1188137. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1188137. eCollection 2023.
Epidemiological data on Bell's palsy are vital for elucidating disease prevalence and enhancing therapeutic options. Our objective was to explore the prevalence and possible risk factors associated with Bell's palsy recurrence in the Clinical Center of the University of Debrecen service area. Secondary data analysis was performed using hospital discharge data, including patient information and comorbidities.
Data was obtained from the Clinical Center of the University of Debrecen, on Bell's palsy patients who were treated at the hospital between January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2021. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to examine the factors associated with Bell's palsy recurrence.
Of the 613 patients analyzed, 5.87% had recurrent paralysis, and the median time interval between episodes was 315 days. Hypertension was significantly associated with Bell's palsy recurrence. Moreover, seasonal distribution analysis revealed that the number of Bell's palsy episodes was higher in colder seasons, with spring and winter having a significantly higher number of episodes than summer and autumn.
This study provides insights into the prevalence and associated risk factors of Bell's palsy recurrence, which could aid in its management and help reduce the long-term consequences of the disease. Further research is necessary to determine the precise mechanisms underlying these findings.
关于贝尔麻痹的流行病学数据对于阐明疾病患病率和增加治疗选择至关重要。我们的目标是在德布勒森大学临床中心服务区探讨贝尔麻痹复发的患病率及可能的危险因素。使用包括患者信息和合并症在内的医院出院数据进行二次数据分析。
数据取自德布勒森大学临床中心，涉及2015年1月1日至2021年12月31日期间在该医院接受治疗的贝尔麻痹患者。采用多元逻辑回归分析来检查与贝尔麻痹复发相关的因素。
在分析的613例患者中，5.87%出现了麻痹复发，发作之间的中位时间间隔为315天。高血压与贝尔麻痹复发显著相关。此外，季节分布分析显示，贝尔麻痹发作次数在较冷季节较多，春季和冬季的发作次数明显高于夏季和秋季。
本研究为贝尔麻痹复发的患病率及相关危险因素提供了见解，这有助于其管理并有助于减少该疾病的长期后果。有必要进行进一步研究以确定这些发现背后的精确机制。
