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Bell's palsy - Coggle Diagram
Bell's palsy
Symptoms
Drooping of eye and mouth
Drooling saliva
Unable to close eye
Distorted facial appearance
Treatment
Analgesics
Anti-inflammatory medications
Electric nerve stimulation
warm, moist heat, massage
Pathophysiology
Disease affecting facial nerve
commonly occurs ages 20-60
Unilateral paralysis of face
Signs
Dull pain
Facial numbness
Tingling
Prognosis
Achievable recovery in months
goes away on its own in most cases
Etiology
Autoimmune problems
Etiology
Idiopathic
Viral disease
Diagnosis
Clinical history and symptoms
Electromyography
MRI scan