any info re Bells Palsy?

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ETIOLOGY, SIGNS, SYMPTOMS, PROGNOSIS

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Bell's palsy is a neurological condition affecting the seventh cranial nerve.

etiology

often attributed to a viral cause, occasionally due to pressure on the cranial nerve VII (as is the case in some patients with Pagets disease of the bone) - anything that causes inflammation of the nerve can cause Bell's Palsy:

trauma
tumour
diabetes mellitus
cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
other infections

signs and symptoms

patients usually present with a facial droop - one side of the mouth does not work well and they find that food or fluids drip out. Sometimes there is difficulty with speech. Rarely patients will complain of ear pain or loss of sense of taste

prognosis

This depends on the initial cause

www.webmd.com good luck! :)

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any info re Bells Palsy?

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