Facial weakness
Facial weakness: Introduction
Facial weakness: Weakness affecting the face.
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- Facial pain
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Facial pain
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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Facial weakness: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Diagnostic tests for Facial weakness:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Facial weakness. Some of these are listed below :
- Physical examination
- Central nervous system examination, including cranial nerves looking for signs of 7th nerve palsy which may be due to brain tumor, brain stroke, brain stem stroke, brain stem tumor, multiple sclerosis, acoustic neuroma, meningioma, chronic meningitis, Bell's palsy, fracture of petrous temporal bone, otitis media, herpes zoster infection, parotid gland tumor, parotid gland sarcoidosis
- Look for signs of Bell's palsy (7th nerve palsy of unknown cause) e.g. unable to wrinkle forehead or close eye forcefully on affected side, unable to whistle or blow out cheeks
- Complete examination of the ears, nose and throat looking for rupture of ear drum, ear discharge or evidence of middle ear infection
- If 7th nerve palsy, examine for a blister-like rash on the pharynx or external ear canal that would suggest herpes zoster (shingles) infection of the nerve
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Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Facial weakness.
Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing
your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information
you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis.
Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:
- How long have you had the facial weakness? - to determine if acute or chronic.
- Was it a sudden or gradual onset? - e.g. if sudden onset must consider Bell's palsy, diabetic neuropathy and transient ischemic attack as cause. If gradual onset must consider acoustic neuroma, advancing petrositis, brain tumor or brain abscess.
- Does the facial weakness spare the forehead muscles? - e.g. if still able to furrow the brow and wrinkle the forehead, the cause of the facial weakness is most likely due to a brain stroke, transient ischemic attack or brain tumor.
- Is it unilateral or bilateral? - e.g. if both sides of the face are affected, this may suggest Guillain-Barre syndrome, bilateral parotid disease (such as sarcoidosis), primary muscle disease (such as Dystrophia myotonica), motor neurone disease and myasthenia gravis.
- Has there been a recent tick bite? - may suggest Lyme disease.
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Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)
Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse
your condition.
The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Facial weakness) may include:
- Paralysis or weakness of one side of the body? - If paralysis or weakness was of sudden onset consider stroke, transient ischemic attack, extradural or subdural hematoma (blood clot). If weakness of body is on the opposite side to the facial paralysis consider brain stem thrombosis (clot) or hemorrhage (bleed). If the weakness of one side of the body is gradual in onset consider a brain tumor, brain abscess or brain degenerative disease.
- Ear ache or hearing loss? - should consider acoustic neuroma, petrositis, mastoiditis, herpes zoster and cholesteatoma.
- Symptoms of Bell's palsy? - e.g. marked weakness on one side of the face, mouth sags, drooling from the affected side of mouth, loss of taste on front of tongue, eye may water, pain behind the ear.
- Symptoms of Lyme disease? - e.g. within 7-10 days of tick bite will get red patch at bite site that enlarges within days with a distinct red border and partially clearing middle. This rash is often accompanied by headache, fever, feeling unwell, muscle and joint aches and enlarged lymph nodes. Weeks or months later may develop nervous system symptoms such as facial palsy and other cranial neuropathies or cardiac complications. The third stage consists of arthritis which recurs in attacks for years.
- Symptoms of motor neurone disease? - e.g. wasting of the muscles often begins in the one hand and spreads throughout the arm, fasciculations (irregular contractions of areas of muscle), muscle cramps, the muscle wasting and weakness progresses and spreads gradually to affect many other areas of the body.
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Medications or substances causing Facial weakness:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Facial weakness as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
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medications causing Facial weakness
Organs affected by Facial weakness:
The list of organs typically affected by Facial weakness may include, but is not limited to:
Detailed list of causes of Facial weakness
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How Common are these Causes of Facial weakness?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Facial weakness.
Of the 61
causes of Facial weakness that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 0
causes are "very common" diseases
- 2
causes are "common" diseases
- 1
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 3
causes are "rare" diseases
- 4
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 54
causes have no prevalence information.
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causes of Facial weakness
Conditions listing symptoms: Facial weakness:
The following list of conditions
have 'Facial weakness' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
A
Acoustic neuroma
... facial muscle weaknessAnotia - facial palsy - cardiac defect
... facial weaknessAthabaskan brainstem dysgenesis
... facial weaknessAthabaskan severe combined immunodeficiency
... facial weaknessB
BANF acoustic neurinoma
... facial weaknessBell's Palsy
... facial weaknessC
CANOMAD syndrome
... facial weaknessCentral nervous system lymphoma, primary
... facial weaknessCentral pontine myelinolysis
... facial weaknessCentronuclear myopathy, congenital
... facial muscle weaknessCerebellar ataxia, infantile with progressive external ophthalmoplegia
... facial muscle weaknessCongenital Myasthenia Gravis
... facial weaknessCranial neuralgia
... Facial muscle weaknessD
Dentatorubral pallidoluysian disorder
... Facial muscle weaknessE
Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma
... facial weaknessErb's dystrophy
... facial muscle weaknessF
Fazio-Londe syndrome
... facial weaknessJ
Juvenile Myasthenia Gravis
... facial weaknessK
King Cobra poisoning
... facial muscle weaknessL
Leukodystrophy
... Facial weaknessLyme disease
... Bell's palsyM
Marie type ataxia
... facial muscle weaknessMinicore myopathy with external ophthalmoplegia
... facial weaknessMotor neuron diseases
... facial weaknessMuscular dystrophy, congenital, type 1C
... facial weaknessMuscular dystrophy, limb-girdle, autosomal dominant, type 1F
... facial weaknessMyasthenia Gravis
... facial muscle weaknessMyasthenia, familial limb-girdle
... facial weaknessMyasthenic syndrome, congenital, associated with acetylcholine receptor deficiency
... facial muscle weaknessMyopathy congenital multicore with external ophthalmoplegia
... facial muscle weaknessMyopathy, early-onset with fatal cardiomyopathy
... facial muscle weaknessN
Nemaline myopathy 1
... facial weaknessNemaline myopathy 4
... facial weaknessP
Parry Romberg Syndrome
... one-sided facial atrophyPrimary Lateral Sclerosis
... facial muscle weaknessProgressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy
... facial weaknessProgressive Spinobulbar muscular atrophy
... facial weaknessS
Salivary gland cancer, adult
... facial weaknessSatoyoshi syndrome 2
... facial muscle weaknessScapuloperoneal syndrome, neurogenic type
... facial weaknessScapuloperoneal syndrome, neurogenic, Kaeser type
... facial weaknessSchaefer-Stein-Oshman syndrome
... facial weaknessSevere infantile axonal neuropathy
... facial weaknessSpinal bulbar motor neuropathy
... facial muscle weaknessSymmetrical thalamic calcifications
... facial weaknessSyringomyelia, medulla oblongata lesion
... facial weaknessT
Transient Ischemic Attack
... facial weaknessV
Van Buchem disease type 2
... Facial muscle weaknessW
Whelan syndrome
... facial weakness
Conditions listing complications: Facial weakness:
The following list of conditions
have 'Facial weakness' or similar
listed as a complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
L
Lyme disease
... Bell's palsy
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Causes of Facial weakness Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Facial weakness based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Facial weakness?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Facial weakness, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
Classifications of Facial weakness:
Subtypes of Facial weakness:
Bell's palsy (1 cause)
Medical Conditions associated with Facial weakness:
Weakness (3822 causes), Face symptoms (4405 causes), Sick (5748 causes), Head symptoms (6066 causes)
Symptoms related to Facial weakness:
Weakness (3822 causes), Droopy eyelid (394 causes), Face symptoms (4405 causes), Tingling face (13 causes), Numb face (3 causes), Facial pain (33 causes), Cheek symptoms (63 causes), Bell's palsy (1 cause)
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