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Bell's palsy is the most common cause of one-sided facial nerve paralysis (70%). [2] [9] It occurs in 1 to 4 per 10,000 people per year. [2] About 1.5% of people are affected at some point in their lives. [10] It most commonly occurs in people between ages 15 and 60. [1] Males and females are affected equally. [1]
Bell's palsy is the most common cause of acute facial nerve paralysis. [3] [4] There is no known cause of Bell's palsy, [5] [6] although it has been associated with herpes simplex infection. Bell's palsy may develop over several days, and may last several months, in the majority of cases recovering spontaneously.
Struggling with facial paralysis Despite the medication, however, Sheppard struggled with eating and drinking in the beginning. “Drinking water — it dribbles out of your mouth,” she says.
Tom McCarthy, Canadian National Hockey League player who played for the Minnesota North Stars and Boston Bruins [35] Glenda McKay, British actress [6] Danny Meyer, American restaurateur in New York City; chief executive officer of Union Square Hospitality Group [36] Scarlett Moffatt, British television personality [37]
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Facial paralysis is usually caused by traumatic, infectious, neurological, metabolic, toxic, vascular, and idiopathic conditions. [4] While over 50% of the cases of unilateral facial paralysis are caused by idiopathic conditions, less than 20% of bilateral cases are idiopathic. The most common infectious cause of facial diplegia is Lyme disease ...
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Tetraplegia, also known as quadriplegia, is paralysis caused by illness or injury that results in the partial or total loss of use of all four limbs and torso; paraplegia is similar but does not affect the arms. The loss is usually sensory and motor, which means that both sensation and control are lost. The paralysis may be flaccid or spastic.