Bells Palsy Flashcards by Chelsea Nicol

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Description

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Acute facial nerve paralysis

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Differential diagnosis

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Stroke

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Signs and symptoms

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• unilateral facial drop

• incomplete eyelid closure

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Pathogenesis

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• viral HSV-1

• some other viral infection

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Treatment

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• corticosteroids

• eye protection

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