BELL'S PALSY IS A FORM OF F

2. FACIAL NERVE ANATOMY

3. FACIAL NERVE CONTROLS:
 BLINKING AND CLOSING OF EYES
 SMILING
 FROUNING
 RAISING EYEBROW
 CARRIES TASTE SENSITON

4. BELL’S PALSY
 BELL’S PALSY IS A FORM OF FACIAL PARALYSIS RESULTING FROM A
DYSFUNCTION OF 7TH CRANIAL NERVE CAUSING INABILITY TO CONTROL
FACIAL MUSCLES ON THE AFFECTED SIDE.
 IT IS CHARACTERISED BY ONE SIDED FACIAL DROOP THAT COMES
WITHIN 72 HRS.

5. IMAGES

6. CHARLES BELL
IN 19TH CENTURY HE DISCOVERED LESIONS OF
7TH CRANIAL NERVE CAUSES FACIAL PARALYSIS

7. CAUSES OF BELL’SPALSY
UNKNOWN CAUSE
 MAY BE CAUSED BY VIRAL INFECTION
» VIRAL MENINGITIS
» HERPES SIMPLEX
VIRUS(HSV)
 LYME DISEASE
 TUMOR
 TRAUMA
 DIABETES

8. SIGNS AND
SYMPTOMS

9. WHEN TO SEE A DOCTOR
SEEK IMMEDIATE
MEDICAL HELP IF
YOU EXPERIENCE
ANY TYPE OF
PARALYSIS
BECAUSE YOU MAY
HAVE STROKE

10. DIAGNOSIS
 NO ROUTINE LAB/IMAGING TEST ARE REQURIED.
 THE DEGREE OF NERVE DAMAGE CAN BE
ASSESED USING HOUSE BRACKMANN SCORE.
 MOST PEOPLE WITH BELL’S PALSY START TO
REGAIN NORMAL FACIAL FUNCTIONS WITHIN 3
WEEKS EVEN THOSE WHO DONOT RECEIVE
TREATMENT.

11. TREATMENT
COMMON MEDICATION IS
• CORTICOSTEROIDS:
» PREDNISONE, POWERFUL
ANTI INFLAMATORY AGENT.
• ANTIVIRAL DRUG:
»ACYCLOVIR
»VALACYCLOVIR
THESE REDUCE THE SPREAD
OF VIRAL INFECTION

12. PHYSICAL THERAPY
PARALYSED MUCLE CAN
SHRINK AND SHORTEN
CAUSING PERMANENT
CONTRACTIONS.
PHYSICAL THERAPIST
CAN HELP PREVENT
THIS FROM OCCURING.

13. THAT’S INTERESTING