Facial nerve paralysis describes weakness in the muscles on one or both sides of your face that causes an inability to smile, ...

which makes up 80 to 90 percent of the Facial Nerve Clinic’s practice. Bell’s palsy is an acute facial paralysis that results from injury or trauma to the seventh cranial nerve. One in 60 people will ...

2005;24(2):97-101. In conclusion, this study indicates that VZV reactivation is an important cause of acute peripheral facial paralysis in children, especially those 6-15 years of age. Conversely ...

Bell’s palsy, or acute peripheral facial palsy of unknown cause ... is caused by swelling and irritation of the nerve that controls the muscles on one side of the face. It can be caused by ...

Treatment of facial nerve weakness or paralysis caused by Bell's palsy, Ramsay-Hunt syndrome, facial nerve tumors, cancer treatment, ear disease, acoustic neuromas, facial trauma, temporal bone trauma ...

The Facial Paralysis and Rehabilitation Clinic treats a full range of facial nerve paralysis patients using the most advanced medical and surgical techniques. Our highly experienced staff includes ...

We narrowed it down to 2 likely possibilities: Guillain-Barré syndrome or botulism. Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (AIDP), or Guillain-Barré syndrome, is clinically ...

As the facial nerve was wrapped round the tumour, the 28-year-old was warned surgery could cause partial facial paralysis, which could prevent her from being able to smile. Her family found ...