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Causes of Facial paralysis

This section discusses 68 medical conditions causing Facial paralysis. A simple discussion of these causes with additional information is below.

Causes of Facial paralysis:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Facial paralysis. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Facial paralysis:

The following list of conditions have 'Facial paralysis' 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 paralysis
  • Adenoid cystic carcinoma ... facial paralysis
  • Alajouanine syndrome ... facial paralysis
  • Alternating Hemiplegia ... facial muscle paralysis

    B

  • Bell's Palsy ... two-sided facial paralysis, one-sided facial paralysis
  • Bickerstaff's brainstem encephalitis ... facial paralysis
  • Bickerstaff's brainstem encephalitis (BBE) ... facial paralysis

    C

  • Chemical poisoning - Cresols ... facial paralysis
  • Chemical poisoning - Cresylic acid ... facial paralysis
  • Craniodiaphyseal dysplasia ... facial paralysis

    D

  • Deafness conductive stapedial ear malformation facial palsy ... facial paralysis
  • Deafness, Conductive Stapedial, With Ear Malformation and Facial Palsy ... facial paralysis
  • Dobrow syndrome ... facial paralysis

    F

  • Facial asymetry - temporal seizures ... facial paralysis
  • Facial asymmetry - temporal seizures ... facial paralysis
  • Fisher (M.) syndrome ... facial paralysis

    G

  • Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... facial paralysis

    H

  • Heerfordt syndrome ... facial paralysis
  • Herpes zoster oticus ... Facial paralysis

    L

  • Lissauer paralysis ... facial paralysis
  • Lyme disease ... Bell's palsy

    M

  • Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome ... Partial facial paralysis
  • Mobius syndrome ... facial paralysis
  • Moebius syndrome 1 ... facial paralysis

    O

  • Osteopetrosis autosomal dominant type 2 ... facial paralysis

    P

  • Polyradiculoneuropathy ... facial muscle paralysis

    R

  • Ramsay Hunt I syndrome ... facial paralysis

    S

  • Salivary gland cancer ... Facial paralysis

    T

  • Thiolase deficiency ... facial paralysis

    W

  • Wallenberg's Syndrome ... facial muscle paralysis, Facial paralysis

    Conditions listing medical complications: Facial paralysis:

    The following list of medical conditions have 'Facial paralysis' or similar listed as a medical complication in our database. This computer-generated list of complications may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

    A

  • Acoustic neuroma ... facial paralysis

    B

  • Bell's Palsy ... Permanent facial paralysis

    C

  • Craniometaphyseal dysplasia, autosomal recessive type ... facial paralysis

    H

  • Herpes zoster oticus ... permanent facial paralysis

    L

  • Lyme disease ... Bell's palsy

    N

  • Neurofibromatosis-2 ... facial paralysis

    R

  • Ramsay Hunt I syndrome ... permanent facial paralysis

    S

  • Sarcoidosis ... Facial paralysis
  • Shingles ... partial facial paralysis

    More Information About Facial paralysis

    List of 68 causes of Facial paralysis

    This section shows a full list of all the diseases and conditions listed as a possible cause of Facial paralysis in our database from various sources.

    Drug side effect causes of Facial paralysis

    The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins may possibly cause Facial paralysis as a side effect.

    [See detailed list of 3 drug side effect causes of Facial paralysis]

    Medical Textbooks about Facial paralysis

    Free online access to excerpts without registration is available to view excerpts from medical textbooks about the causes and diagnosis of Facial paralysis. Refer to our list of medical textbooks discussions about Facial paralysis (Free online access to book excerpts, no registration).

    Medical Books Excerpts
    • Paralysis
    • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
    • Facial pain
    • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
    • Paralysis
    • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
    • Paralysis
    • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
    • Facial pain
    • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
    • Paralysis
    • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
    • Paralysis
    • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
     

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