Look up: Facial Paralysis

1. Facial nerve paralysis
   Facial nerve paralysis: Loss of voluntary movement of the muscles on one side of the face due to abnormal function of the facial nerve (also known as the 7th cranial nerve) which supplies those muscles. Facial nerve paralysis is also called Bell's palsy. The cause of facial nerve paralysis is often ...
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2. facial paralysis
   Paralysis of the facial muscles, usually unilateral, due to either a lesion involving the nucleus or the facial nerve peripheral to the nucleus (peripheral facial paralysis) or a supranuclear lesion in the cerebrum or upper brainstem (central facial paralysis). With latter, facial weakness is usuall...
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3. facial paralysis
   weakening or paralysis of the facial nerve, as in Bell palsy.
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4. Facial Paralysis
   A type of birth injury in which the facial nerve is injured, leaving the muscles in the face impaired. Pressure on a baby's face may cause the facial nerve to be injured during labor or childbirth. Forceps can also cause nerve damage during a difficult delivery. Facial paralysis can often be seen wh...
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5. facial paralysis
   Type: Term Definitions: 1. paresis or paralysis of the facial muscles, usually unilateral, due to either a lesion involving either the nucleus or the facial nerve peripheral to the nucleus (peripheral facial paralysis) or a supranuclear lesion in the cerebrum or upper brainstem (central facial paral...
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