Post Viral Infection Flashcards
(4 cards)
1
Q
Most common causes of Bell Palsy
A
Active or reactivation of herpes simplex or varicella-zoster virus (Chapter 657)
2
Q
An acute facial nerve palsy that is associated with painful vesicles in the external auditory canal or auricle
A
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome (Herpes Zester Oticus)
3
Q
The finding in Bell’s palsy that helps establish the anatomic limits of the lesion as being proximal or distal to the chorda tympani branch of the facial nerve
A
Taste on the anterior 2/3 of the tongue is lost on the involved side
4
Q
A result of nerve regrowth in Bell Palsy wherein activation of one muscle group may produce activation of another inappropriate muscle growth (i.e blinking may result in mouth twitching)
A
Synkinesis
