What is the medical term meaning Bell's palsy?

Answer 1

Bell's palsy is a paralysis of cranial nerve VII (the facial nerve) resulting in inability to control facial muscles on the affected side. Several conditions can cause a facial paralysis, e.g., brain tumor, stroke, and Lyme disease. However, if no specific cause can be identified, the condition is known as Bell's palsy. 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. Bell's palsy is defined as an idiopathic unilateral facial nerve paralysis, usually self-limiting. The trademark is rapid onset of partial or complete palsy, usually in a single day. It is thought that an inflammatory condition leads to swelling of the facial nerve. The nerve travels through the skull in a narrow bone canal beneath the ear. Nerve swelling and compression in the narrow bone canal are thought to lead to nerve inhibition, damage or death. No readily identifiable cause for Bell's palsy has been found. Doctors may prescribe anti-inflammatory and anti-viral drugs. Early treatment is necessary for the drug therapy to have effect. The effect of treatment is still controversial. Most people recover spontaneously and achieve near-normal to normal functions. Many show signs of improvement as early as 10 days after the onset, even without treatment. Often the eye in the affected side cannot be closed. The eye must be protected from drying up, or the cornea may be permanently damaged resulting in impaired vision. In some cases denture wearers experience some discomfort.

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partial paralyze of your face. half of your face does not function.
Bell's palsy is a paralysis of the facial nerve or weakness of the muscles on one side of your face.

Answer 2

That's it: Bell's Palsy. It is caused by the herpes virus

Bell's palsy affects about 30,000 - 40,000 people a year in the United States.

Bell's palsy involves damage to the seventh cranial (facial) nerve. This nerve controls the movement of the muscles of the face.

Bell's palsy is thought to be due to swelling (inflammation) of this nerve in the area where it travels through the bones of the skull.

The cause is often not clear. A type of herpes infection called herpes zoster might be involved. Other conditions that may cause Bell's palsy include:

• HIV infection
• Lyme disease
• Middle ear infection
• Sarcoidosis
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That's just it: Bell's Palsy.

Answer 3

Dr Gourav Jain who is working as Consultant Neurologist in Neuroke care centre explained to me in very simple sentences that Facial Paralysis is known as a condition that causes a temporary weakness or paralysis of the muscles in the face. It occurs when the nerve that controls your facial muscles becomes inflamed, swollen, or compressed. Other symptoms of Bell's palsy are:

-Facial paralysis

-Loss of blinking control

-Drooping of the mouth

-Altered sense of taste

-Slurred speeches

-Drooling

-Pain in or behind the ear

-Sound hypersensitivity

-Difficulty in eating and drinking