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Possible Causes For Bells palsy/Facial nerve paralysis - Causes
- Trauma Causes
Temporal bone fracture
Cheek/facial laceration
Facial nerve trunk injury/section- Surgical, Procedure Complication
Parotid gland surgery/parotidectomy- Infectious Disorders (Specific Agent)
Meningitis Bacterial
Meningitis, Hemophilus
Meningitis, pneumococcal
Meningococcal meningitis
Immune deficiency , acquired (AIDS/HIV)
Lyme disease
Herpes simplex
Herpes simplex/primary infection
Infectious mononucleosis
Mumps
Diphtheria
Eosinophilic meningoencephalitis
Gram negative (e coli) meningitis
Leptospiral meningitis
Listeria meningitis
Lyme meningoencephalitis
Meningitis, staphylococcus aureus
Otitis externa/malignant/pseudomonas
Plague meningitis
Rabies
Herpes Zoster, geniculate ganglion
Leprosy, dimorphous/Indeterminate
Lyme neurologic disease
Tularemia meningitis
Herpes Zoster, auricular
Leprosy
Poliomyelitis, acute- Infected organ, Abscesses
Brain abscess
Mastoiditis
Osteomyelitis/petrous bone/Petrositis
Otitis media, acute
Otitis media, chronic suppurative
Calvarium Osteomyelitis (Citelli)- Granulomatous, Inflammatory Disorders
Sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis, CNS- Neoplastic Disorders
Leukemic meningitis
Meningeal carcinomatosis
Temporal lobe tumor
Acoustic neuroma
Carcinoma, nasopharynx
Parotid gland/malignancy
Temporal bone metastasis
Mixed tumor, salivary gland- Allergic, Collagen, Auto-Immune Disorders
Guillain-Barre syndrome
Multiple Sclerosis- Metabolic, Storage Disorders
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy
Porphyria, acute intermittent- Congenital, Developmental Disorders
Syringomyelia
Goldenhar syndrome- Hereditary, Familial, Genetic Disorders
Osteopetrosis (Albers-Schonberg)
Endosteal hyperostosis disease
Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome
Myotonia atrophica (Steinert's disease)
Bilateral Acoustic Neurofibromatosis (NF2)- Arteriosclerotic, Vascular, Venous Disorders
Brain stem infarct- Vegetative, Autonomic, Endocrine Disorders
Paralysis, facial- Reference to Organ System
Bells/facial palsy
Facial nerve nucleus lesion/palsy
Cholesteatoma, middle ear
Facial palsy, central
Petrosphenoid Syndrome- Heirarchical Major Groups
Parotid gland disorder- Synonyms
- VIIth nerve palsy, VIIth nerve paralysis
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