Does Stress Cause Bells Palsy?
Article updated and reviewed by Peter B. Kang, MD, Assistant in Neurology, Children's Hospital Boston, and Instructor in Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA on April 18, 2005.
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Bell's palsy
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Bell's palsy is a disorder of the nerve that controls movement of the muscles in the face. Damage to this nerve causes weakness or paralysis of... Read more »
Bells Palsy
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Cerebral palsy
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Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Information
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