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== History and Symptoms == | == History and Symptoms == | ||
Sudden onset, usually over hours, of unilateral facial paralysis(maximal symptoms by 48 hours) | Sudden onset, usually over hours, of unilateral facial paralysis (maximal symptoms by 48 hours). | ||
*Eyebrow sagging with inability to close the affected eye | *Eyebrow sagging with inability to close the affected eye. | ||
*Nasolabial fold flattening with mouth drawn to the non affected side | *Nasolabial fold flattening with mouth drawn to the non affected side. | ||
*Inability to wrinkle forehead (peripheral lesion) | *Inability to wrinkle forehead (peripheral lesion). | ||
*May be associated with [[ear pain]], impaired [[taste]] sensation on the anterior two-thirds of the tongue, decreased tearing, and [[hyperacusis]]. | *May be associated with [[ear pain]], impaired [[taste]] sensation on the anterior two-thirds of the tongue, decreased tearing, and [[hyperacusis]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
History and Symptoms
Sudden onset, usually over hours, of unilateral facial paralysis (maximal symptoms by 48 hours).
- Eyebrow sagging with inability to close the affected eye.
- Nasolabial fold flattening with mouth drawn to the non affected side.
- Inability to wrinkle forehead (peripheral lesion).
- May be associated with ear pain, impaired taste sensation on the anterior two-thirds of the tongue, decreased tearing, and hyperacusis.