Bells Palsy
By Jorge Amador
Sir Charles Bell
- Sir Charles Bell was a Scottish anatomist and surgeon in the 19th century
- He discovered that when severing the facial nerves it causes facial paralysis
- During his discoveries the disease was named after him(Bells Palsy)
Other discoveries
- Bells phenomenon-A normal defensive mechanism
- Bells Spasm-Twitching of facial mussels
- Bell-Magendie law or bells law-states the difference between spinal nerve and posterior roots
How to get Bells Palsy
- It was commonly caused from a separate disease called the herpes virus
- The second is from inflammation which causes half of your facial nerves to paralyze
Symptoms
From the Bells Palsy disease there are only a few known symptoms for the disease
- Paralysis of facial nerves of half your face
- Drooling
- Eye problems(cant close completely)
- lost of ability to taste
- increased sensitivity to sound
How is it treated
Most victims show signs that they will get better in 1-2 months by still partially moving there facial mussels. Those who most likely will stay permanent would not being able to move any part of half there face.