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'''Bell's palsy''' is characterised by facial drooping on the affected half, due to malfunction of the [[facial nerve]] (VII [[cranial nerve]]), which controls the [[muscle]]s of the face. Named after Scottish anatomist Charles Bell, who first described it, Bell's palsy is the most common acute [[mononeuropathy]] (disease involving only one [[nerve]]), and is the most common cause of [[acute facial nerve paralysis]]. The paralysis is of the infranuclear/lower motor neuron type. | '''Bell's palsy''' is characterised by facial drooping on the affected half, due to malfunction of the [[facial nerve]] (VII [[cranial nerve]]), which controls the [[muscle]]s of the face. Named after Scottish anatomist Charles Bell, who first described it, Bell's palsy is the most common acute [[mononeuropathy]] (disease involving only one [[nerve]]), and is the most common cause of [[acute facial nerve paralysis]]. The paralysis is of the infranuclear/lower motor neuron type. | ||
==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
Bell’s palsy affects about 40,000 people in the United States every year. It affects approximately | Bell’s palsy affects about 40,000 people in the United States every year. It affects approximately 1538 person in 100,000 during a lifetime. Until recently, its cause was unknown in most cases, but it has now been related to both [[Lyme disease]] and [[Herpes Zoster]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Bell's palsy is characterised by facial drooping on the affected half, due to malfunction of the facial nerve (VII cranial nerve), which controls the muscles of the face. Named after Scottish anatomist Charles Bell, who first described it, Bell's palsy is the most common acute mononeuropathy (disease involving only one nerve), and is the most common cause of acute facial nerve paralysis. The paralysis is of the infranuclear/lower motor neuron type.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Bell’s palsy affects about 40,000 people in the United States every year. It affects approximately 1538 person in 100,000 during a lifetime. Until recently, its cause was unknown in most cases, but it has now been related to both Lyme disease and Herpes Zoster.
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