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Bell’s palsy
Bell’s palsy Bell’s palsy is a syndrome in which paralysis develops suddenly on one side of the face and typically worsens over about 2 to 5 days.
Bell’s palsy is a syndrome in which paralysis develops suddenly on one side of the face and typically worsens over about 2 to 5 days. It can involve weakness of the muscle that closes the eye, leading to incomplete eye closure and possible corneal injury, and ear pain may come before the paralysis; it may be linked to human herpesvirus 1 infection of the facial nerve.