Paralysis of the facial nerve, producing distortion of one side of the face.
Paralysis of all muscles of facial expression (corner of mouth droops, palpebral fissure is widened, forehead is unfurrowed) which has a sudden onset. It is due to lesion of the VIIth nerve, and may be accompanied by loss of taste sensation, and reduced salivation and lacrimation depending on exactly which components are involved. Causation is unclear. About 90% of patients have only demyelination of the nerve, and recover in a few weeks; a longer recovery period is required if axon degeneration has occurred. Axon regeneration may take over a year, and is often incomplete.
Unilateral facial paralysis of sudden onset, caused by a lesion of the facial nerve.
paralysis of facial muscles due to inflammation of the facial nerve.
One-sided facial paralysis with an unknown cause. The person cannot control salivation, tearing of the eyes, or expression. The patient will eventually recover.
another name for facial palsy, the usually one-sided, temporary numbing of the facial muscles, caused by an inflamed nerve
idiopathic lower motorneuron lesion of the seventh cranial nerve
Recommendation Vitamin B3 (Niacin)"74 consecutive Bell's palsy patients were treated with niacin at a dose of 100-250mg with "excellent results" noted in all patients within 2 to 4 weeks..."
paralysis of the muscles on one side of the face due to nerve damage; usually temporary, but can interfere with blinking and protection of the eye
A usually temporary loss of feeling or movement of the face, usually on one side, causing an inability to close the eye or mouth on that side.
A neurological disorder caused by damage to the seventh cranial nerve, also known as the facial nerve, which results in weakness or paralysis on one side of the face. The paralysis causes distortion of facial features and interferes with normal functions, such as closing the eye and eating.
Paralysis of the nerve that innervates the motion of the side of the face (facial nerve) which often appears spontaneously. It can be caused by many things, ie, virus, bacterial infection, or trauma.
facial paralysis thought to arise after a viral infection of the facial nerve
paralysis of the facial nerve resulting in the permanent or temporary immobilization of the eye on either side of the face . Usually caused by injury or infection
unilateral facial paralysis of sudden onset due to a lesion of the facial nerve.
An unexplained episode of facial muscle weakness or paralysis that begins suddenly and steadily worsens.
Paralysis of facial muscles (usually one side) due to facial nerve dysfunction of unknown cause.
Unilateral paralysis of the facial muscles supplied by the facial nerve. Also called facial paralysis, facioplegia, prosopoplegia. It is believed to be caused by a virus and is alleviated by anti-oxidants. It is triggered by colds, fever, Lyme disease, and ear infections. ? Calcium 4 TBL am and pm ? Copper 1 tsp. Pm ? Magnesium 3 TBL ? Manganese 1 TBL ? Silver @ TBL ? Sulfur 2 TBL ? Zinc 2 TBL ? Brewer's yeast ? Full spectrum amino acids ? Lecithin 1000 +mg. ? Vitamin B-6-as directed ? Vitamin B-complex-as directed ? Vitamin C Ascorbate 2000 mg. daily
Numbness developing on one side of the face and lasting a couple weeks. That side of the face commonly droops. May be caused by a viral infection.
Facial paralysis or weakness caused by swelling of nerve that controls the facial muscles. Untreated Lyme disease sometimes causes Bell's palsy.
Bell's palsy is an idiopathic "viral" attack on the facial nerve occurring in approximately 11 persons out of 10,000. The virus most responsible for this attack is probably the Herpes Simplex-1 Virus (known as HS1).
Paralysis of the seventh cranial or facial nerve.
One-sided facial paralysis of sudden onset and unknown cause. The mechanism is presumed to involve swelling of the nerve due to immune or viral disease, with ischemia and compression of the facial nerve in the narrow confines of its course through the temporal bone.
Peripheral facial nerve paralysis caused by swelling of the nerve followed by its compression against the wall of the bony facial nerve canal ( Ch. 19).
Recommendation Vitamin B12 (Cobalamine)"Methylcobalamin, a form of vitamin B12, was compared with steroids in a trial involving 60 patients with Bell's palsy..."
The Condition"...During pregnancy or pregnancy-induced hypertension, the significant increase in vascular volume, particularly in the last trimester, triples the risk of facial neuropathy due to edema of the facial nerve and the resulting compression..."
The Condition"...Its cause remains unknown but reactivated herpes simplex virus (HSV) heads the list as the most probable cause..."
Bell's palsy (facial palsy) is characterised by facial drooping on the affected half, due to malfunction of the facial nerve (VII cranial nerve), which controls the muscles of the face. Named after Scottish anatomist Charles Bell, who first described it, Bell's palsy is the most common acute mononeuropathy (disease involving only one nerve), and is the most common cause of acute facial nerve paralysis. The paralysis is of the infranuclear/lower motor neuron type.