Facial paralysis occurs when a nerve that controls your facial movements becomes damaged. As a result, a portion of your face may feel weak, or you may be unable to move it. Some types of facial ...

The Facial Nerve Program in the UAB Department of Otolaryngology, the first and only program of its kind in the state of Alabama, offers a comprehensive team approach for patients experiencing facial ...

Bell’s palsy is a neurological condition that affects the facial nerve on one side of your face, resulting in paralysis or weakness. One way to help improve muscle strength and movement control is ...

Usually, the brain moves muscles by sending them signals through the nerves. It is an automatic process that people do not even notice happening. Sometimes, an interruption to this process leads to ...

Care-seeking, clinical, and imaging factors can help identify non-idiopathic aetiologies of facial nerve palsy, some of which are treatable. "The findings of this retrospective study highlight the ...

Dear Doctors: A few weeks ago, one side of my dad’s face became paralyzed. He couldn’t close his left eye, and the left side of his mouth wouldn’t work. We thought it was a stroke, but the ER doctors ...

The term signe de cils was introduced in the late 19th century and is attributed to Achille Souques, one of the most ...

Bell’s palsy is a temporary type of facial weakness or paralysis. It’s a noncontagious condition for which the exact cause is unknown. The symptoms and paralysis associated with Bell’s palsy occur due ...

Dear Doctors: A few weeks ago, one side of my dad’s face became paralyzed. He couldn’t close his left eye, and the left side of his mouth wouldn’t work. We thought it was a stroke, but the ER doctors ...