| Facial nerve paralysis | |
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| Other names | Facial palsy, prosopoplegia[1] |
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| Moche culture representation of facial paralysis. 300 AD, Larco Museum Collection, Lima, Peru | |
| Specialty | Neurology |
Facial nerve paralysis is a common problem that involves the paralysis of any structures innervated by the facial nerve. The pathway of the facial nerve is long and relatively convoluted, so there are a number of causes that may result in facial nerve paralysis.[2] The most common is Bell's palsy,[3][4] a disease of unknown cause that may only be diagnosed by exclusion of identifiable serious causes.
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- ^ Fuller, G; Morgan, C (31 March 2016). "Bell's palsy syndrome: mimics and chameleons". Practical Neurology. 16 (6): 439–44. doi:10.1136/practneurol-2016-001383. PMID 27034243. S2CID 4480197.
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