Correction to “Bell palsy”
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*CMAJ* has been made aware of an error that occurred in the June 27, 2022, issue.1

In the second point, ptosis was included as a clinical symptom of Bell palsy. Bell palsy causes incomplete eyelid closure, which may appear to be ptosis, but it is more accurately described as lower eyelid sagging or drooping.

This has been corrected at cmaj.ca.

## Reference

1.  Patel M, Patel A, Zhou S. Bell palsy. CMAJ 2022; 194:E867.
    
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