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Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis
(ms) is the most common, disabling, neurological condition, to
affect young adults in the world today.
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Health
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How Severe Does Bell's Palsy Get?
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| The severity of Bell's Palsy varies from patient to patient and
ranges from slight motor function deficit to total paralysis. In
other words, the severity may be stop at slight muscle weakness, or
it may result in complete facial paralysis on the affected side. |
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| Classification
for facial nerve deficits |
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I. Normal |
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II. Mild dysfunction (normal symmetry at rest,
able to close lids with minimal effort and slight
asymmetry, able to move mouth with maximal effort) |
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III. Moderate dysfunction (mild asymmetry, no
functional impairment, able to close lids and move mouth
with maximal effort) |
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IV. Moderately severe dysfunction (obvious
asymmetry, no movement of brows, unable to close lids
completely, unable to move corner of mouth) |
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V. Severe dysfunction (only barely perceptible
motion, obvious asymmetry with droop of mouth and slight
movement of eyelids) |
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VI. Total paralysis |
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