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Can Bell's Palsy cause death or can a minor stroke be mistaken as Bell's Palsy? |
The reason I ask is because a friend of mine was told she had Bell's Palsy. She could never recover and they did surgey on her and she died over the weekend. Bell's palsy is paralysis or weakness of the facial muscles on one side only. It comes on suddenly and has no obvious cause. It is the most common cause of paralysis affecting the face. The most alarming symptom of Bell's palsy is paresis; up to three quarters of affected patients think they have had a stroke or have an intracranial tumour. The palsy is often sudden in onset and evolves rapidly, with maximal facial weakness developing within two days.The exact causes of Bell's palsy are unknown. Increasing evidence implies that the main cause of Bell's palsy is latent herpes viruses, herpes simplex virus type 1 and herpes zoster virus 鈥?(the virus responsible for chickenpox and shingles) - which are reactivated from cranial nerve ganglia. Sensitive polymerase chain reaction techniques have isolated herpes virus DNA from the facial nerve during acute palsy. Inflammation of the nerve initially results in a reversible neurapraxia, but ultimately Wallerian degeneration ensues. Herpes zoster virus shows more aggressive biological behaviour than herpes simplex virus type 1 because it spreads transversely through the nerve by way of satellite cells. Having diabetes seems to increase the risk. About four out of five people with Bell's palsy recover completely (or report significant improvements) within three weeks. The rest usually start to see some improvement within three to six months, when the nerves have had a chance to re-grow. Occasionally, new nerve fibres that grow back after Bell's palsy connect to the wrong facial muscle. This can have lasting effects, and may cause one or several of the following.Spontaneous twitches or spasms (called synkinesis) such as the corner of the mouth turning up in a "smile" when blinking. Tears forming in one eye while eating. For the small number of people who have long-term paralysis from Bell's palsy, there are several treatment options. A surgical technique called tarsorrhaphy, which narrows the space between the upper and lower eyelids, may improve eye closure. A weight may be fitted into the upper eyelid to help keep the eyelid closed. Surgery can be done to relieve pressure on the facial nerve, although this is rarely recommended. Plastic surgery may improve permanent facial drooping. Bell鈥檚 palsy is not a fatal condition. I add a link which covers this subject. http://www.ninds.nih.gov/ disorders/bells/bells.htm Hope this helps Matador 89 i had bells palsy from pregnancy and it is something that goes away, i took steroids for my face and then everything returned to normal i have bever heard of having surgery for it |
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