VizD Answer 3/10/2007

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A 41-year-old man presents to your ED complaining of a right-sided facial droop and the inability to close his right eye. The symptoms developed 2 days ago. He is otherwise healthy.

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1. This presentation is secondary to a problem of the central or peripheral nervous system?
2. Name 3 conditions that are associated with recurrent or bilateral facial palsy?
3. True or False --if left untreated, approximately 70% of patients recover completely

Answers:
1. Peripheral (Sparing of forehead is seen in Central lesions)
2. 1) myasthenia gravis 2) lymphoma 3) sarcoidosis 4) Lyme disease 5) Guillain-Barre
3. True

Questions and Answers derived from the article, Bell's Palsy, from the NEJM


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