Facial nerve paralysis (also called facial nerve palsy) is often described as central or peripheral. Central facial nerve paralysis is caused by a problem affecting the brain.

Facial nerve palsy is a rare but known complication of dental local anaesthesia and may be underreported. We describe a case of a transient facial nerve palsy following the administration of an ...

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A rare case of Epstein-Barr virus-induced Bell palsy in an 18-year-old highlights the need for EBV testing in sudden facial ...

Contrast-enhanced MRI in our patient suggested an inflammatory process affecting both facial nerves. Similar but unilateral changes have been reported in Bell's palsy. 7 EBV was the most likely cause ...

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Patients with facial nerve palsy are at risk of developing corneal ulceration because of lagophthalmos (incomplete closure of the affected eyelid). Lagophthalmos could result from thixotropy of the ...

Twenty-two-year-old Brijesh Solanki, a UP state-level kabaddi player, died of rabies in Bulandshahr, two months after he was ...

Age, facial palsy, ear involvement, and eye involvement are factors that contribute to irreversible hearing loss among patients with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA)—a form of antineutrophil ...