a This young woman complains of difficulty in shutting her right eye. Facial examination reveals the above appearance. Is this Bell's palsy? Answer May be. Bell's palsy was first decribed by Sir Charles Bell in 1814. It was originally used to refer to lower facial nerve palsy of any causes. Nowadays, it should only be used for idiopathic lower facial nerve palsy after exclusion of other known causes of facial nerve palsy such as Ramsey-Hunt's syndrome or acoustic neuroma. What are the typical ocular findings in this condition? Answer Corneal or conjunctival exposure due to paralysis of the lower lid (paralytic ectropion) Upper lid retraction due to unopposed levator superioris Brow ptosis due to paralysis of the frontalis. More questions
a This young woman complains of difficulty in shutting her right eye. Facial examination reveals the above appearance. Is this Bell's palsy? Answer May be. Bell's palsy was first decribed by Sir Charles Bell in 1814. It was originally used to refer to lower facial nerve palsy of any causes. Nowadays, it should only be used for idiopathic lower facial nerve palsy after exclusion of other known causes of facial nerve palsy such as Ramsey-Hunt's syndrome or acoustic neuroma. What are the typical ocular findings in this condition? Answer Corneal or conjunctival exposure due to paralysis of the lower lid (paralytic ectropion) Upper lid retraction due to unopposed levator superioris Brow ptosis due to paralysis of the frontalis.
This young woman complains of difficulty in shutting her right eye. Facial examination reveals the above appearance.
Is this Bell's palsy?
What are the typical ocular findings in this condition?
