Volume : 10, Issue : 4, APR 2024

IMPACT OF PHYSIOTHERAPY IN BELLS PALSY MANAGEMENT

DR.KUSUMAKILANI

Abstract

Bell’s palsy is a neuropathy involving the seventh cranial nerve, also known as the facial nerve. It is usually caused by traumatic, infective, inflammatory or compressive conditions on the nerve. Many cases are also with no identifiable etiologies and are classified as idiopathic. Acute inflammation and edema of the cranial nerve seven can lead to the compression and eventual ischemia. The most common viral cause of Bell’s palsy is herpes simplex virus but there are several reports of other viruses such as Epstein-Barr virus, human immunodeficiency virus and the hepatitis B virus involved in with similar presentation. Presentation of Bell’s palsy in common population is common During winter and this makes early recognition and proper treatment is important. Here presenting a case of a 21 year-old female with Bell’s palsy.

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