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On the nerves; giving an account of some experiments on their structure and functions, which lead to a new arrangement of the system.
Phil. Trans., 111, 398-424. 1821.
“Bell’s palsy”. The facial paralysis ensuing upon lesion of the motor nerve of the face is described here for the first time. See also his later paper, with more detailed description, in the same journal, 1829, 119, 317-30. Reprinted in Med. Classics, 1936, 1, 152-69. This paper also includes the description of “Bell’s nerve”, the long thoracic.
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