Bell’s Palsy Neurological Disorder - Causes, Symptoms and Treatments

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Bells Palsy Neurological Disorder - Causes,
Symptoms and Treatments

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Bells palsy Non-Progressive Neurological
Disorder

• Bell's palsy is a non-progressive neurological
  disorder of one of the facial nerves. Facial
  muscles are referred to as craniofacial muscles
  that comprise a group of 20 flat skeletal
  muscles. In the case of Bells palsy people
  experience a temporary weakness or paralysis of
  the muscles in the face. This can occur when the
  nerve that controls your facial muscles becomes
  inflamed, swollen, or compressed leading to
  paralysis.
• Bells palsy is named after Scottish anatomist
  Charles Bell (who first described the condition).
  This will lead the face to droop or become stiff.
  People might face difficulty in smiling or
  closing their eye on the affected side. This can
  happen suddenly and people feel they are not able
  to control their facial muscles. The symptoms may
  be temporary and usually cure in a few weeks.
• Although Bells palsy can occur at any age, it
  commonly affects people between ages 16 and 60.
  Approximately 40,000 individuals as per the
  National Organization of Rare Diseases (NORD) are
  diagnosed with Bell's palsy in the United States
  each year.

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What Causes Bells palsy?

• Bells palsy occurs due to the swelling and
  compression of the seventh cranial nerve. This
  results in facial weakness or paralysis. If the
  facial nerve is inflamed, and gets sandwiched
  between cheekbone and skin, or may pinch in the
  narrow gap of bone from the brain to the face.
  This might lead to the protective covering of the
  nerve being damaged and the signals from the
  brain to the muscles in the face are interrupted.
  This leads to weakness in the facial nerves or
  paralysis.
• The swelling of the facial nerve could be linked
  to viral or bacterial infections such as
• Herpes simplex, which causes cold sores on the
  affected nerve.
• HIV causes damage to the immune system.
• Sarcoidosis causes organ inflammation.
• Herpes zoster virus causing chickenpox and
  shingles.
• Epstein-Barr virus, which causes mononucleosis,
• Lyme disease, which is a bacterial infection
  caused by infected ticks.

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What are the Symptoms of Bells palsy?

• The severity of the symptoms of Bells palsy can
  vary from mild weakness to total paralysis. In a
  more severe cae the facial nerve is exposed to
  more inflammation and often leads to paralysis.
  The more severe the case, the longer it takes for
  the nerve to heal and regain function.
• Sometimes, you may develop symptoms of Bells
  palsy 1 to 2 weeks after you have a
• Cold
• Ear infection
• Eye infection
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