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Adjectival Hyphens

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"It should be noted that bilateral pathology (e.g. bilateral stroke) can result in a pseudo-lower motor neurone pattern of facial palsy (e.g. Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome)."

Line 31:88 · Only use medical adjectival hyphens where the letters at the end and start of the compound word are the same, e.g. post-transplant. In this case, don't use the hyphen: 'pseudo-lower'.

"post-parotidectomy"

Line 43:8 · Only use medical adjectival hyphens where the letters at the end and start of the compound word are the same, e.g. post-transplant. In this case, don't use the hyphen: 'post-parotidectomy'.

"post-acupuncture haematoma"

Line 45:8 · Only use medical adjectival hyphens where the letters at the end and start of the compound word are the same, e.g. post-transplant. In this case, don't use the hyphen: 'post-acupuncture'.

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"While facial palsy refers to the clinical presentation of facial paralysis and associated symptoms of facial nerve compromise it can sometimes be used interchangeably with facial nerve palsy which refers specifically to paralysis caused by a lesion in the facial nerve."

Line 3:176 · Generally, don't use bold in text: '<strong>facial nerve palsy </strong>'

List Caps

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"Bell palsy"

Line 37:15 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

Headings Valid

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Expected headings

H1 Terminology
H1 Usage
H1 Epidemiology
H2 Risk factors
H2 Associations
H1 Clinical presentation
H2 Complications
H1 Diagnosis
H2 Diagnostic criteria
H2 Diagnostic clues
H1 Pathology
H2 Aetiology
H2 Location
H2 Classification
H2 Macroscopic appearance
H2 Microscopic appearance
H2 Immunophenotype
H2 Markers
H2 Genetics
H1 Radiographic features
H2 Plain radiograph
H2 Mammography
H2 Antenatal ultrasound
H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
H2 Ultrasound
H2 CT
H3 Dual-energy CT
H2 Angiography (DSA)
H2 MRI
H2 CT/MRI
H2 Nuclear medicine
H3 PET-CT
H3 PET-MRI
H1 Radiology report
H1 Treatment and prognosis
H2 Complications
H1 History and etymology
H1 Differential diagnosis
H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
H1 Practical points
H1 See also

"Upper motor neurone facial palsy"

Line 21:1 · "Upper motor neurone facial palsy" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Lower motor neurone facial palsy"

Line 32:1 · "Lower motor neurone facial palsy" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

Oxford Comma

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"The facial nerve provides innervation to the facial muscles, middle ear, tongue, salivary and lacrimal glands. Accordingly signs and symptoms of facial nerve palsy include:"

Line 6:77 · Use the Oxford comma in 'tongue, salivary and lacrimal'.

"if recurrent consider lymphoma, sarcoidosis or Lyme disease"

Line 113:30 · Use the Oxford comma in 'lymphoma, sarcoidosis or Lyme'.

Inline EG

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"It should be noted that bilateral pathology (e.g. bilateral stroke) can result in a pseudo-lower motor neurone pattern of facial palsy (e.g. Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome)."

Line 31:48 · Consider replacing a bracketed e.g. with an inline e.g. after a comma.

"botulinum toxin A administration (e.g. for cosmesis)"

Line 44:41 · Consider replacing a bracketed e.g. with an inline e.g. after a comma.

"skull base fracture (e.g. temporal bone)"

Line 81:39 · Consider replacing a bracketed e.g. with an inline e.g. after a comma.

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