Bell’s palsy: clinical features
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Bell’s palsy: clinical features. The weakness affects the upper and lower parts of the face. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Facial weakness
- The weakness affects the upper and lower parts of the face
- There is drooping of the brow and the angle of the mouth
- There is incomplete eyelid and mouth closure
Associated features
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Associated clinical signs
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Features of aberrant renervation
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Poor prognostic factors
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Synonyms
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References
- Ropper AH, Brown RH. Principles of Neurology eigth edition. McGraw Hill New York 2005.p1180-1181.
- Finsterer J. Management of peripheral facial nerve palsy. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2008; 265:743-752.
- Cho HJ, Kim HY. Interesting sign of Bell's palsy in an ear wiggler. Neurol Sci 2009; 30:345-347.
- Oancea A, Stebner A, Lieb J, et al. Signe de cils in peripheral facial palsy. Lancet 2026; 407:1984-1986.
- Armand CE, Robbins MS. Teaching NeuroImages: Sucking candy sign in Bell palsy. Neurology 2017; 89:e235.
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