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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 | |||
*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]]. | |||
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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.