Question 1

can the shingles vacine prevent bells palsy?

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No: The varicella vaccine can prevent chicken pox/shingles infection, but is not a deterrent for bell's palsy.

Question 2

can bells palsy be cured?

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Usually improved: Bell's palsy is presumptively damage to the seventh facial nerve which affects the motion of the forehead, eyelids, cheek and mouth.  Depending upon the damage to the nerve, improvement generally occurs.  A few will have some dysfunction and less commonly little function.   There is no true "cure" and there is doubt about the effect of medication.  Time will tell in each case.

Question 3

can bells palsy reaccure?

Accepted Answer

Yes, but...: Bell's palsy is known as idiopathic facial paralysis. By definition, that means we don't know what caused it. All other causes of facial paralysis should be investigated first. Brain tumors, strokes, and a syndrome called melkersson- rosenthal syndrome should be evaluated for.

Question 4

what are the possible causes of bells palsy?

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Viral infection: Bell's palsy is one reason people develop facial paralysis. True bell's palsy is felt to be caused by a viral infection of the facial nerve leading to swelling of the nerve and damage to it caused by decreased blood flow. Steroids are very helpful in treating this. Some people incorrectly term facial paralysis "bell's palsy." this is not correct, you must exclude other causes of facial paralysis.

Question 5

what is bells palsy? and what are the symptoms

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Bell's Palsy: Bell's palsy is a paralysis of the facial nerve. Exact causes are rarely known, but it is thought to be a response to viral infections in some case. The symptoms are facial drooping on one side like a stroke, but unlike a stroke, there are no other symptoms and the forehead will droop also(it doesn't in strokes). It usually resolves on it's own over weeks to months. Rarely permanent.

Question 6

can bells palsy cause lymphoma?

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No, the opposite can: Bells palsy does not cause lymphoma. Infection/inflammation is the most common cause of bells's palsy.
However, other condition like certain brain tumor, stroke,  certain lymphoproliferative disease- like waldenstrom's etc can be presented with cranial nerve vii paralysis.

Question 7

what should i do if my baby has bells palsy?

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See your doctor: Bells palsy is usually caused by a virus witch affects the nerve for facial muscles, but there can be other causes. Most bells palsy cases resolve on their own. It is very important to see your pediatircian to follow this and if necessary intervene.

Question 8

can having a mantoux test cause bells palsy?

Accepted Answer

No different : The mantoux test is themtb skin test performed by injecting dead bacteria under the skin and watching for a reaction.  It tells if your body has been exposed to the TB bacteria.  It does not cause bell's palsy, a weakness of the facial nerve, caused by the herpes virus.

Question 9

how to know if partial stroke or bells palsy?

Accepted Answer

Why r u asking?: Are you trying to figure this out yourself? I could explain it, but without background knowledge you probably still wouldn't understand it. If this is an academic question, some searching on the web should turn up an adequate explanation. If this is about you or someone you know, you really should let a neurologist diagnose and then explain how he could tell. Much more informative that way.

Question 10

is there any connection between bells palsy and tmj?

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Generally No: Bell's palsy is a sudden weakness of muscles of one side of the face of unknown origin and most often improves spontaneously.  Tmj stands for temporo mandibular joint and the term is used loosely for a variety of conditions related to the joint between the lower jaw and the base of the skull and the surrounding musculature and ligaments usually involving pain and limited mouth opening.

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