A rare case of Epstein-Barr virus-induced Bell palsy in an 18-year-old highlights the need for EBV testing in sudden facial ...

Recovery of facial muscles and the disappearance of symptoms can take anywhere from 2 weeks to 6 months. In most cases, the recovery of movement and function of the facial muscles will take about 3 ...

Soon, she couldn’t tell the difference between hot and cold, whether she was holding a drink, washing her hands or stepping ...

Sitting too long on the toilet can cause nerve damage or even paralysis. Read ahead to know what an expert has to say about toilet seat neuropathy and how to prevent it. Written by: Vivek Kumar ...

Neurological conditions: Multiple sclerosis and myasthenia gravis may cause facial drooping. Tumors: Rarely, tumors on the face or in the brain compress or damage facial nerves, leading to paralysis.

Introduction Aneurysms of the posterior communicating artery (PCom) can present with oculomotor nerve palsy (ONP) in up to 25% of cases. 1–3 ONP often appears at the moment of aneurysm rupture but can ...

Background/aims: Surgical correction of ocular alignment in patients with third cranial nerve paralysis is challenging, as the unopposed lateral rectus muscle often pulls the eye back to exotropia ...

Facial paralysis is a debilitating condition in which sufferers experience unilateral paralysis of the left or right facial nerve. An evidence based assessment of a patient's condition is almost ...

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2005;24(2):97-101. In conclusion, this study indicates that VZV reactivation is an important cause of acute peripheral facial paralysis in children, especially those 6-15 ...