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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Facial Paralysis
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Parálisis Facial
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Paralisia Facial
Synonyms
English
:
Facial Palsy
Hemifacial Paralysis
Tree Number:
C07.465.327
C10.597.622.214
C23.888.592.636.214
Definition
English
:
Severe or complete loss of facial muscle motor function. This condition may result from central or peripheral lesions. Damage to CNS motor pathways from the
cerebral cortex
to the facial nuclei in the
pons
leads to facial weakness that generally spares the
forehead
muscles
.
FACIAL NERVE DISEASES
generally results in generalized hemifacial weakness.
NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION DISEASES
and
MUSCULAR DISEASES
may also cause
facial paralysis
or
paresis.
See Related
English
:
Herpes Zoster Oticus
Mobius Syndrome
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
5258
Unique Identifier:
D005158
Occurrence in VHL
:
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