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Bell Palsy

Bell Palsy. By: Justin Owen & Kathrine Blankenship. What Is Bell’s Palsy?. Bell’s Palsy : Is a paralysis Causes weakness of the muscles Causes facial muscles to droop. Affects. Affects one side of the face The sense of taste As well as the ability to make tears and saliva. Causes.

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Bell Palsy

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  1. Bell Palsy By: Justin Owen & Kathrine Blankenship

  2. What Is Bell’s Palsy? • Bell’s Palsy : • Is a paralysis • Causes weakness of the muscles • Causes facial muscles to droop

  3. Affects • Affects one side of the face • The sense of taste • As well as the ability to make tears and saliva

  4. Causes • Cause is not clear, some cases are linked to the herpes virus • Mostly caused by inflammation of the nerve that controls the facial muscles • Some are linked to brain tumors or lyme disease • But is NOT caused by a stroke

  5. Symptoms • Main symptom is drooping of the muscles • Eye not being able to close • Drooling • Pain behind the ear • Numbness of affected muscles • Sensitivity to sound • Changes in ability to taste food

  6. Diagnosis • A doctor asks questions about how symptoms were developed • Will go through a physical and neurological exam

  7. Evaluation • Electromyography test • Nerve conduction velocity test • MRI’s • CAT scan’s

  8. Treatment • Self Recovery • May be prescribed antiviral drugs • May be prescribed corticosteroids • Rare cases of surgery • Treatment for underlying viral infection

  9. Who is Affected • 25 out of every 100,oo0 are affected • Equal numbers of men and women • Mostly occurs at ages 15-40

  10. Different Types • Cerebral- Affects the whole body • Bell- Affects the face • Brachial- Affects the arm

  11. Credits • http://health.yahoo.com/nervous-overview/bell-s-palsy-topic-overview/healthwise--hw179179.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell's_palsy • http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/bells-palsy/DS00168 • http://www.cerebralpalsyfacts.com/types.htm

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