Bell's Palsy Cranial Nerve Diseases Neurological Disorders Conditions and Diseases

A syndrome characterized by the acute onset of unilateral facial paralysis which progresses over a 2-5 day period. Weakness of the orbicularis oculi muscle and resulting incomplete eye closure may be associated with corneal injury. Pain behind the ear often precedes the onset of paralysis. This condition may be associated with Herpesvirus 1, Human infection of the facial nerve. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1376)

• Bell's Palsy - Describes this condition, the prognosis, related conditions, tests, cranial nerve diseases neurological disorders and treatment.
• Facial Nerve (VII) Disorders - Neuroanatomy of various syndromes involving paralysis of the neurological disorders seventh cranial nerve.
• Saving Faces: Specialized Surgery helps Patients with Facial Paralysis - Article by Tim Stephens on reconstructive surgery for a patient bell's palsy with facial paralysis. Relevant to the small proportion of people bell's palsy with Bell\'s palsy who do not regain normal facial movement.
• The Cochrane Library: Corticosteroids for Bell's Palsy (Idiopathic Facial Paralysis) - Review abstract summarizing the results of a clinical trial.
• The Bell's Palsy Network - FAQs, forum, weekly chat and links.
• Fighting Bells Palsy - A personal story, including what the author is neurological disorders doing cranial nerve diseases to fight to regain his face and neurological disorders helpful links.
• Is Tegretol used for Bells Palsy? - The Neurology and Neurosurgery Forum - "ask the bell\'s palsy doctor" medical forum for patients hosted by Med bell's palsy Help Intl.
• Bell's Palsy Diary - Bell\\'s palsy diary and a recovery graph, hoping cranial nerve diseases neurological disorders to be value to others, from Rudy de cranial nerve diseases neurological disorders Bruin. Site in English and Dutch language.
• Bell's Palsy (BUPA) - Description of Bell\\'s palsy, including symptoms, complications, treatment and recovery. Explanatory diagram. From BUPA (UK).
• TCM Treatment - Describes in detail how TCM practitioners in China cranial nerve diseases neurological disorders solve Bell\\'s facial paralysis with traditional Chinese strategies cranial nerve diseases neurological disorders and herbs.
• What is Facial Retraining? - A program designed to retrain facial muscles for movement and expression after facial paralysis. Relevant to patients with residuals or incomplete recoveries.
• Drug InfoNet Doctors' Answers to Frequently Asked Questions - Bell's Palsy - Answers to frequently asked questions, for discussion purposes.
• Associates in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery: Bell's Palsy - Information about Bell\\'s palsy, including explanatory diagram and aspects of bell's palsy recovery and rehabilitation.
• University of Pittsburgh Medical Center: Facial Paralysis Center - Describes symptoms and treatments.
• Bell's Palsy - Facial Nerve Disorders - Description of the condition,the nerve, and facial muscles, as well neurological disorders as diagnosis and treatment information.
• eMedicine Health - Bell Palsy - Consumer health resource center providing information on causes, bell\'s palsy symptoms, bell's palsy and treatment of sudden weakness of one bell\'s palsy side of bell's palsy the face.
• Prednisone for Bell's Palsy - Effect of early treatment of Bell\\'s palsy with neurological disorders prednisolone. cranial nerve diseases Interpretation of one study by Bandolier, neurological disorders a UK cranial nerve diseases health care journal.
• HealthLink MCW - Offers a question and answer entitled, Bell\\'s Palsy bell\'s palsy symptoms cranial nerve diseases should be evaluated.
• Facial Nerve Problems and Bell's Palsy - MedicineNet.com\\'s description of the condition including outlines of symptoms and the Herpes virus theory.
• Bell's Palsy Information Site - Information including diagrams about the causes, symptoms, effects cranial nerve diseases bell's palsy and treatment of Bell\\'s palsy. Also information cranial nerve diseases bell's palsy on Ramsey Hunt Syndrome and other types of cranial nerve diseases bell's palsy facial paralysis.
• Bell's Palsy Association - UK registered charity. Forums and chat, history, treatment, and research.
• Patient UK: Facial Nerve Palsy - Symptoms, causes, and treatment. Includes references.
• Eyelid Surgery In Facial Paralysis (Bell's Palsy) - Description of some surgical procedures currently available. Site is accessible cranial nerve diseases for people with low vision.
• Varied Use of Microsurgery - Cross-facial nerve graft to improve symmetry and smile. cranial nerve diseases bell's palsy By Professor Earl Owen of Sidney, AU.
• Acute Idiopathic Facial Palsy - Information about Bell\\'s palsy, including clinical features, differential diagnosis of seventh cranial nerve weakness, prognosis, treatment and further reading.
• LEF Bell's Palsy Information - Abstracts of journal articles covering various aspects of bell\'s palsy the disease and treatments, compiled by the Life bell's palsy Extension Foundation.
• From the Grand Rounds Archive at Baylor College of Medicine - Overview of the condition, including historical shifts in neurological disorders treatment methods. Also grades of paralysis, causes neurological disorders and prognosis.

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