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Can you have facial paralysis at birth?
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Yes.: Congenital facial paralysis is not common, but it does happen (i see about 3-4 of these infants/year). It can be caused by a number of things, such as birth trauma, tumor, or absence of some part of the nerve or its origin in the brainstem.
Answered 10/24/2013
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