Bell's Palsy is a temporary, non-contagious condition characterized by facial twitching, weakness, or partial facial paralysis. It is caused by nerve damage (trauma to CN-VII, the 7th cranial nerve) and is not actually a disease. It is named for Sir Charles Bell, a Scottish surgeon who studied the nerve and its innervation of the facial muscles about 200 years ago.
Bell's Palsy
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Bell's Palsy is a Form of Facial Paralysis (usually temporary) Caused by Nerve Damage
Submitted by Steve Ross on Wed, 09/27/2006 - 1:50pm.
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