Society guideline links: Bell's palsy

Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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International

●International Head and Neck Scientific Group (IHNSG) and Multidisciplinary Salivary Gland Society (MSGS): Facial nerve electrodiagnostics for patients with facial palsy – A clinical practice guideline (2020)

Canada

●Canadian Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (CSOHNS) and Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation (CNSF): Management of Bell's palsy – Clinical practice guideline (2014)

United States

●American College of Radiology (ACR): ACR Appropriateness Criteria cranial neuropathy (2022)

●American Academy of Neurology (AAN): Evidence-based guideline – Steroids and antivirals for Bell palsy, update (2012, reaffirmed 2020)

●American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) Foundation: Clinical practice guideline – Bell's palsy (2013)

United Kingdom

●National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): Guideline on suspected neurological conditions – Recognition and referral (2019, updated 2023)

●College of Optometrists: Clinical Management Guideline (CMG) – Facial palsy (Bell's palsy) (2021)