Bell`s palsy is a form of facial paralysis resulting from a dysfunction of the cranial nerve VII (the facial nerve) causing an inability to control facial muscles on the affected side. Several conditions can cause facial paralysis, e.g., brain tumor, stroke, myasthenia gravis, and Lyme disease. However, if no specific cause can be identified, the....
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• Paralysis of the facial nerve, producing distortion of one side of the face.
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Paralysis of facial muscles (usually one side) due to facial nerve dysfunction of unknown cause.
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Bell's palsy Credit: Wilson-Pauwels, et al., 1988 Bell's palsy is a form of temporary facial paralysis resulting from damage or trauma to one of the two facial nerves. The facial nerve – also called the 7th cranial nerve – is a paired structure that travels through a narrow, bony c...
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A condition that involves the facial nerve (VII cranial nerve) and results in the paralysis of one side of the face. Bell's (facial nerve palsy) can be differentiated from a central (stroke) deficit by the inability to raise the eyebrow on the affected side. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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Bell's palsy Paralysis of the facial nerve, producing distortion of one side of the face.
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A condition due to inflammation of the facial nerves
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Bell's palsy: Paralysis of the facial nerve, the nerve that supplies the facial muscles on one side of the face. Bell's palsy is also called facial nerve paralysis. The cause of facial nerve paralysis is often not known, but is thought to be due to a virus. The facial nerve is the 7th cranial nerve. The disease typically starts suddenly and causes ...
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Paralysis of one of the facial nerves (the nerves that supply muscles on the face), due to unknown cause. It is characterized by an asymmetric facial expression, due to the paralysis of one side. Several conditions can cause a facial paralysis, e.g., viral infections, brain tumor, stroke, and Lyme disease. However, if no specific cause can be ident...
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another name for facial palsy, the usually one-sided, temporary numbing of the facial muscles, caused by an inflamed nerve
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suddenly occurring paralysis that distorts one side of the face, caused by a lesion of the facial nerve.
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