What is facial diplegia?

What is facial diplegia?

Facial diplegia (bilateral facial paralysis) is a rare clinical finding that can be the presenting symptom in a wide range of diseases. 1 It occurs in about 50% of patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). Guillain-Barré syndrome causes regional and functional variants with unusual features.

What causes bilateral facial palsy?

Common causes for bilateral facial palsy include Lyme disease, Guillain-Barre syndrome, Leukaemia, Sarcoidosis, Infectious Mononucleosis and trauma. Only 20% of these cases are due to Idiopathic or Bell’s palsy where no evidence of systemic or local disease can be found [2].

What are the symptoms of facial stroke?

What are the symptoms of facial paralysis?

• facial paralysis on one side (rarely are both sides of the face affected)
• loss of blinking control on the affected side.
• decreased tearing.
• drooping of the mouth to the affected side.
• altered sense of taste.
• slurred speech.
• drooling.
• pain in or behind the ear.

How is bilateral Bell’s palsy diagnosed?

Symptoms

1. Rapid onset of mild weakness to total paralysis on one side of your face — occurring within hours to days.
2. Facial droop and difficulty making facial expressions, such as closing your eye or smiling.
3. Drooling.
4. Pain around the jaw or in or behind your ear on the affected side.

What is Bilateral sixth nerve palsy?

Abducens (sixth cranial) nerve palsy is the most common ocular motor paralysis in adults and the second-most common in children. The abducens nerve controls the lateral rectus muscle, which AB-ducts the eye. Abducens nerve palsy causes an esotropia due to the unopposed action of the antagonistic medial rectus muscle.

How rare is bilateral Bell’s palsy?

Bilateral facial nerve palsy (FNP) is a rare condition, representing less than 2% of all cases of FNP. Majority of these patients have underlying medical conditions, ranging from neurologic, infectious, neoplastic, traumatic, or metabolic disorders.

What is 6th nerve palsy symptoms?

What are the symptoms of sixth nerve palsy?

• Hearing loss.
• Facial weakness.
• Decreased facial sensation.
• Droopy eyelid.
• Fever.
• Headache.
• Nausea and vomiting.