Bell's Palsy By Jabar Boykin 03/6/13 Psychology(Hon)

Common Names Facial Nerve Palsy Idiopathic Facial Paralysis

Cause UNKNOWN?

Causes Continued Although the disease is associated with: influenza or a flu-like illness, headaches, chronic middle ear infection, high blood pressure, diabetes, sarcoidosis, tumors, Lyme disease, trauma such as skull fracture or facial injury, herpes, and stroke.

Target Population Not specific to gender or race.

Where/How Bell's Palsy affects CNS/PNS Facial nerves can become inflamed,compressed, and swollen.

Symptoms Sudden weakness or paralysis on one side of your face that causes it to droop, numbness in the affected side of your face Drooling, loss of the ability to taste, pain in or behind the ear, increased sensitivity to sound Eye problems, such as excessive tearing or a dry eye

Prognosis most patients start to get better within 2 weeks and fully recover within months

Is There a Cure, Vaccine, or Treatment Most people recover completely without treatment within 1 to 2 months Although some that may have permanent muscle damage may need to get a prescription for costeroid - which will lower your risk for long term bell's palsy - or antiviral medication such as acyclovir from your doctor.

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Workcited WebMD,Healthwise Incorporated. (2011, July 20).Retreived from palsy-topic-overview University of Rochester Medical Center, Highland Nuerology Hospital. Retreived from artments-centers/neurology/conditions-we- treat/bells-palsy.aspx