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facial palsy

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facial palsy
n.
Unilateral paralysis of the facial muscles supplied by the facial nerve. Also called Bell's palsy, facial paralysis, facioplegia, prosopoplegia.

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Within 6 months, her fight facial palsy improved to grade IV, and the gold weight was subsequently removed from her right upper eyelid.
A 35-year-old woman was referred to our clinic with the diagnosis of Bell palsy, a unilateral facial palsy of unknown etiology.
Other cranial strain problems that may become apparent later in a young child include delayed walking and speech development, dyslexia, dyspraxia (clumsy child syndrome), glue ear, strabismus (squint), stuttering, and facial palsy.
 
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