What is the difference between bell's palsy and ms?

Completely different: Bell's palsy is facial weakness or paralysis of uncertain cause that may be related to a viral infection. This usually gets better on its own in most people. Ms is a progressive degenerative neurological disease with numerous symptoms and patterns.

Difference: Bell's palsy is an idiopathic weakness of the facial nerve. Ms us a neurologic disease affecting multiple areas of the body.

See comments: Bell's palsy is a viral induced paralysis of the facial nerve on one side of the face, but could be due to other problems. However, MS is an autoimmune disorder secondary to inflammatory attack on brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves, and affects multiple areas of motor, sensory, balance and coordination functions, and may be associated with fatigue, cognitive loss, and loss of urinary control.

Bells vs MS: Bell's palsy is a condition of facial weakness on one side caused by an irritated facial nerve (cranial nerve 7). It is believed to be related to a virus. MS is a condition of numbness, weakness, visual loss of other symptoms caused by inflammatory lesions in the brain, spinal cord, or optic nerves. It is not clear what it is caused by. It is often more serious than Bells palsy.