Facial weakness
Medical condition
Facial weakness | |
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Specialty | Neurology |
Facial weakness is a medical sign associated with a variety of medical conditions.[1]
Some specific conditions associated with facial weakness include:[citation needed]
- Stroke
- Neurofibromatosis
- Bell's palsy
- Ramsay Hunt syndrome
- Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leak
- Myasthenia gravis
See also
- Acute facial nerve paralysis
- Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
References
- ^ Volpe, Joseph J (2008). "Neurological Examination: Normal and Abnormal Features". Neurology of the Newborn: 121–153. doi:10.1016/B978-1-4160-3995-2.10003-2. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
External links
- Differential diagnosis
- Diagram of appearance in stroke
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