Palsy is a medical condition that causes muscle weakness, tremors and\/or paralysis in the body.<\/p>\n
Bell\u2019s palsy, also known as acute facial palsy, is said to be present when these symptoms occur in the face. The result is that a part of the face may appear to droop, one eye may not close properly when blinking and the patient\u2019s ability to smile is affected as only one side of the face can move. In most cases, the condition is a temporary one and improves over the space of a few weeks.<\/p>\n
There is no specific age group that is in the greatest danger of the condition developing \u2013 it can occur at any age.<\/p>\n
The exact cause of Bell\u2019s palsy is not known although it is generally believed that it is the result of inflammation and swelling that affects the nerves that control the movement of one side of the face. Viral infections<\/a> are also thought to be a contributing factor to the development of the problem.<\/p>\n When the condition does develop, it typically starts to improve within a few weeks and complete recovery usually occurs within 6 months. In a few cases, some patients continue to suffer from muscle weakness, tremors and paralysis, in some form, for the rest of their lives. Once a person recovers from Bell\u2019s palsy, a recurrence of the condition is extremely rare. Bell\u2019s palsycan affect either side of the face. In exceedingly rare cases, both sides are affected.<\/p>\n The symptoms of the condition appear very quickly and may include, but are not limited to:<\/p>\n A person experiencing any type of facial paralysis or tremors should consult a doctor<\/a> without delay.<\/p>\n The symptoms of Bell\u2019s palsy may alarm the person thinking that a stroke, which can be a life-threatening condition, is imminent. Bell\u2019s Palsy is not a life threatening condition.<\/p>\n There is no specific test that is used to diagnose the condition. After a physical examination, the doctor may order other tests and scans to confirm its presence. It is for this reason that is is critical that a suspected case of Bell’s palsy be diagnosed and treated at a hospital that has the various specialized departments and centers of excellence<\/a> that will ensure a complete and accurate diagnosis and treatment if required.<\/p>\n Treatment will normally take the form of:<\/p>\n Kauvery Hospital is globally known for its multidisciplinary services at all its Centers of Excellence, and for its comprehensive, Avant-Grade technology, especially in diagnostics and remedial care in heart diseases, transplantation, vascular and neurosciences medicine. Located in the heart of Trichy (Tennur, Royal Road and Alexandria Road (Cantonment), Chennai, Hosur, Salem, Tirunelveli and Bengaluru, the hospital also renders adult and pediatric trauma care.<\/p>\n Chennai \u2013 044 4000 6000 \u2022 Trichy \u2013 Cantonment \u2013 0431 4077777 \u2022 Trichy \u2013 Heartcity \u2013 0431 4077777 \u2022 Trichy \u2013 Tennur \u2013 0431 4022555 \u2022 Maa Kauvery Trichy \u2013 0431 4077777 \u2022 Kauvery Cancer Institute, Trichy \u2013 0431 4077777 \u2022 Hosur \u2013 04344 272727 \u2022 Salem \u2013 0427 2677777 \u2022 Tirunelveli – 0462 4006000 \u2022 Bengaluru – 080 6801 6801<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Palsy is a medical condition that causes muscle weakness, tremors and\/or paralysis in the body. Bell\u2019s palsy, also known as acute facial palsy, is said to be present when these<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2853,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-neurology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2852","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2852"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2852\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9258,"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2852\/revisions\/9258"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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