Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD Facial nerve paralysis describes weakness in the muscles on one or both sides of ...

which makes up 80 to 90 percent of the Facial Nerve Clinic’s practice. Bell’s palsy is an acute facial paralysis that results from injury or trauma to the seventh cranial nerve. One in 60 people will ...

March 1-7 is Facial Palsy Awareness Week. Michelle Palubicki, like many who experience facial palsy, initially thought she was showing signs of a stroke. “I ...

For patients undergoing nerve transfer surgery for facial palsy, Botox injections can improve facial symmetry by reducing ...

Treatment of facial nerve weakness or paralysis caused by Bell's palsy, Ramsay-Hunt syndrome, facial nerve tumors, cancer treatment, ear disease, acoustic neuromas, facial trauma, temporal bone trauma ...

According to the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bell's palsy is caused by damage or trauma to the facial nerve (also known as the seventh ...

At the time of the first hospital visits of 30 pediatric patients with acute peripheral facial paralysis, only 1 patient had typical zoster lesions at the auricle in addition to facial paralysis.

All were recruited within 10 days of the onset of acute peripheral facial paralysis. Paired sera were taken from the patients at their initial visit and 2 to 3 weeks later (convalescent phase).