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    Bell's palsy causes temporary weakness or paralysis of the facial muscles on one side of the face. Signs include drooping of the face, inability to smile or frown, and dryness of the eye and mouth. It is likely caused by various viruses that can cause cold sores, chickenpox, or the flu. While most people recover fully within a few months, treatment with corticosteroids may help speed recovery if started within 3 days. The condition is named after Charles Bell who first described the facial nerve and connection to Bell's palsy.

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    Bell's palsy causes temporary weakness or paralysis of the facial muscles on one side of the face. Signs include drooping of the face, inability to smile or frown, and dryness of the eye and mouth. It is likely caused by various viruses that can cause cold sores, chickenpox, or the flu. While most people recover fully within a few months, treatment with corticosteroids may help speed recovery if started within 3 days. The condition is named after Charles Bell who first described the facial nerve and connection to Bell's palsy.

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    Signs and Symptoms Causes and Effects Prevention and Treatment Facts and Trivia

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    Bell's palsy causes temporary weakness or paralysis of the facial muscles on one side of the face. Signs include drooping of the face, inability to smile or frown, and dryness of the eye and mouth. It is likely caused by various viruses that can cause cold sores, chickenpox, or the flu. While most people recover fully within a few months, treatment with corticosteroids may help speed recovery if started within 3 days. The condition is named after Charles Bell who first described the facial nerve and connection to Bell's palsy.

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    • Definition

    • Signs and Symptoms


    • Causes and Effects
    • Prevention and
    Treatment
    • Facts and Trivia
    What is Bell's Palsy?

    Bell's Palsy becomes weak or paralized. It


    only affects one side of the face at a time,
    causing it to droop or become stiff on that
    side.
    Example:
    Signs and Symptoms
    • drooling
    • difficulty eating and
    drinking
    • an inability to make facial
    expressions, such as
    smiling or frowning
    • facial weakness
    • muscle twitches in the face
    • dry eye and mouth
    • headache
    • sensitivity to sound
    • irritation of the eye on
    the involved side
    Causes and effects
    Causes Long term sequelae of Bell
    • Cold sores and genital herpes palsy:
    (herpes simplex) • Incomplete motor
    • Chickenpox and shingles (herpes regeneration
    zoster) • Incomplete Sensory
    • Infectious mononucleosis regenaration
    (Epstein-Barr) • abberant reinavation of
    the facial nerve
    • Cytomegalovirus infections
    • Respiratory illnesses
    (adenovirus)
    • German measles (rubella)
    • Mumps (mumps virus)
    • Flu (influenza B)
    • Hand-foot-and-mouth disease
    (coxsackievirus)
    Prevention and treatment
    Prevention: Treatment:
    Can Bell's palsy be prevented? Bell's
    palsy can't be prevented since it is Most people will recover from Bell's
    usually caused by one of several palsy in 1-2 months, especially those
    types of virus. ... Some treatments, who still have some degree of
    such as corticosteroids and movement in their facial muscles.
    antivirals, are aimed at making
    Bell's palsy less severe, but they
    are not preventative. Treatment with a hormone called
    prednisolone can speed up recovery. A
    studyTrusted Source found that
    prednisolone, if administered within
    72 hours of onset, can significantly
    reduce symptom severity and incidence
    after 12 months.
    Facts and trivia
    Sir Charles Bell
    • Bell's palsy is named for
    Sir Charles Bell, a 19th
    century Scottish surgeon
    who described the facial
    nerve and its connection
    to the condition.
    • Man well known people
    were diagnosed with bell
    palsy, for example
    Angelina Jolie.
    • Bell palsy is not
    contagious butthe ilness
    that are thought to cause
    it can be.

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