palsy /pal·sy/ (pawl´ze) paralysis.
Bell's palsy
Bell's palsy
Bell's palsy [belz]
Bell's palsy is often no more than a temporary condition lasting a few days or weeks. Occasionally it may be the result of a tumor pressing on the nerve or physical trauma to the nerve. In this event, recovery will depend on the success in treating the tumor or injury. More often, however, the cause is unknown. In many cases the deformity can be reduced by plastic surgery.
Bell's palsy unilateral facial paralysis of sudden onset due to a lesion of the facial nerve, resulting in characteristic facial distortion.
cerebral palsy any of a group of persisting qualitative motor disorders appearing in young children, resulting from brain damage caused by birth trauma or intrauterine pathology.
Erb's palsy , Erb-Duchenne palsy Erb-Duchenne paralysis.
facial palsy Bell's p.
progressive bulbar palsy chronic, progressive, generally fatal paralysis and atrophy of the muscles of the lips, tongue, mouth, pharynx, and larynx due to lesions of the motor nuclei of the lower brain stem, usually occurring in late adult years.
wasting palsy spinal muscular atrophy.
| Bell's palsy n. See facial palsy. |
Bell's palsy
Facial paralysis or weakness with a sudden onset, caused by swelling or inflammation of the seventh cranial nerve, which controls the facial muscles. Disseminated Lyme disease sometimes causes Bell's palsy.
Mentioned in: Lyme Disease
Bell's palsy
Etymology: Charles Bell, Scottish Surgeon, 1774-1842
a unilateral paralysis of the facial nerve, thought to result from trauma to the nerve, compression of the nerve, or infection, of which herpes simplex virus is thought to be the most common. Any or all branches of the nerve may be affected. The person may not be able to close an eye or control salivation on the affected side. It usually resolves over weeks but can leave some permanent damage, including decreased taste and hypersensitivity to noise on the affected side. Also called Bell's paralysis.
Bell's palsy [belz]
neuropathy of the facial nerve, resulting in paralysis of the muscles on one side of the face. The person usually has sagging on one side of the mouth, with drooling and lack of ability to whistle. Care must be taken when eating to avoid inadvertent trauma. If the eye on the affected side cannot be closed, it may become tearful and inflamed. 
Bell's palsy. From McQuillan et al., 2002.
Bell's palsy is often no more than a temporary condition lasting a few days or weeks. Occasionally it may be the result of a tumor pressing on the nerve or physical trauma to the nerve. In this event, recovery will depend on the success in treating the tumor or injury. More often, however, the cause is unknown. In many cases the deformity can be reduced by plastic surgery.
Bell's palsy,
n.pr paralysis of the seventh cranial nerve; affects one side of the face. Can be caused by nerve compression, tumor, nerve trauma, infection, or stress.
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Bell's palsy.
palsy (pôl´zē),
n a general term for
paralysis but preferred by some to refer to certain types of paralysis.
paralysis but preferred by some to refer to certain types of paralysis.
palsy, Bell's,
n.pr facial paralysis believed to result from inflammation in or around the facial nerve. One side of the face sags, the corner of the oral cavity droops, the eyelid does not close, and saliva dribbles from the corner of the oral cavity on the affected side. See also paralysis, facial.
palsy, cerebral,
n 1. a collective term for neurologic defects with associated disturbances of motor function. The disturbances vary in cause and anatomic type (e.g., acquired, hereditary, natal, postnatal, congenital palsy).
n 2. a nonspecific term representing a group of pathologic conditions having the following common, related characteristics: agenesis, or a lesion of nervous tissue within the cranium; interference with voluntary muscular movements; disabling disorders of a chronic nature, neither acute nor progressive; and occurrence of the original lesion at the date of birth of the patient or before the development of learned muscular function.
3. a condition caused by damage to the motor centers of the brain, resulting in varying disturbances of motor function and often accompanied by mental subnormality.
n 2. a nonspecific term representing a group of pathologic conditions having the following common, related characteristics: agenesis, or a lesion of nervous tissue within the cranium; interference with voluntary muscular movements; disabling disorders of a chronic nature, neither acute nor progressive; and occurrence of the original lesion at the date of birth of the patient or before the development of learned muscular function.
3. a condition caused by damage to the motor centers of the brain, resulting in varying disturbances of motor function and often accompanied by mental subnormality.
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Bell's palsy.
palsy, creeping,
n See gait, spastic.
palsy, facial,
n paralysis of the muscles supplied by the seventh cranial nerve. It may be associated with peripheral lesions, neoplasms invading the temporal bone, acoustic neuromas, pontine disease, and herpes zoster involving the geniculate ganglion. Bilateral paralysis may occur in uveoparotid fever and polyneuritis.
palsy, lead,
n a weakness and paralysis of the hand, wrist, and fingers, associated with lead poisoning. See also lead (Pb).
Bell's palsy
Bell's paralysis, facial nerve palsy Neurology A condition affecting the 7th–facial nerve, resulting in unilateral facial paralysis; BP can be differentiated from a central–stroke deficit by
inability to raise eyebrow on affected side. See Facial nerve.
Patient discussion about Bell's palsy.
Q. What are the causes of bell's palsy?
A. The onset of Bell's palsy usually is sudden. Many people wake up in the morning and find that one side of their face is paralyzed. Patients often fear that they have suffered a stroke, but Bell's palsy is not related to stroke. Milder symptoms include tingling around the lips or a dry eye, and usually progress quickly, reaching maximum severity in 48 hours or less. Viral infections such as herpes simplex, herpes zoster (shingles), chickenpox, mumps, mononucleosis (mono), or HIV, and bacterial infections such as Lyme disease or tuberculosis can cause inflammation and swelling of the facial nerve leading to Bell's palsy. A brainstem tumor, skull fracture, or neurological condition caused by chronic disease (e.g., diabetes, Guillain-Barre syndrome) can also lead to Bell's palsy. For the full article: http://www.neurologychannel.com/bellspalsy/index.shtml
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Q. What Is Bell's Palsy? A friend of mine has been told she has Bell's palsy. What happens in this disease?
A. Bell's palsy is defined as an idiopathic (from an unknown reason) unilateral facial nerve paralysis, usually self-limiting. The trademark is rapid onset of partial or complete palsy, usually in a single day.
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Q. Is bell's Palsy permaneat?My Grandson was just diagones with Bell's Palsey I was just Trying too find informat
A. depends on what causing it. if it's because of some procedure that injured the nerves who innervates the facial muscles - it's permanent. but most of the times it just happen all of the sudden, the current theory it is caused by an unknown virus.if this is the case, three in four patients improve without treatment. With or without treatment, most people begin to get better within 2 weeks and most recover completely within 3 to 6 months.
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