What Is La Belle Indifference Disorder?
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 these muscles.
Alternative Names
Facial palsy; Idiopathic peripheral facial palsy; Cranial mononeuropathy
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Bell's palsy affects about 30,000 - 40,000 people a year in the United States.
Bell's palsy involves damage to the seventh...
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