Abstract
BELL’S PALSY of the seventh cranial nerve causes asymmetry of the face due to weakness of the facial muscles. The condition may be unilateral or bilateral; closure of the eye is defective, the angle of the mouth drops and there is difficulty in speaking and drinking. There are many causes of facial nerve palsy, including a genetic form which is transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait.
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Beighton, P., Beighton, G. (1997). BELL, Sir Charles. In: The Person Behind the Syndrome. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0925-9_10
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