Twenty-nine cases of Bell's palsy in a single family appear to suggest an autosomal dominant inheritance. In addition, a review of 230 consecutive patients with Bell's palsy revealed a 6% incidence of a positive family history of facial paralysis. These findings implicate inheritance in the etiology of Bell's palsy.
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