Facial drooping can be caused by a disorder such as Bell's palsy.
This disorder is a mononeuropathy (involvement of a single nerve)
that damages the seventh cranial (facial) nerve. The facial nerve
controls movement of the muscles of the face.
Review Date: 02/18/2011
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical
Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
