Causes of facial paralysis

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Facial paralysis is called "facial nerve paralysis", which is mainly characterized by facial expression muscle movement dysfunction. It is often manifested as mouth and eye deviation, and the affected side is often unable to complete the most basic movements such as raising eyebrows, closing eyes, and blowing gills. There are many causes of facial paralysis, so the ways and methods of treatment for different causes of facial paralysis are different. If we don't pay attention to this point and carry out symptomatic treatment, we often can't get a better effect, and some even lead to the deterioration of the disease. Causes of the formation of facial paralysis, mainly in the following aspects.

Causes of facial paralysis

Causes of peripheral facial paralysis: in clinical practice, facial paralysis is generally divided into peripheral facial paralysis and central facial paralysis. Among them, peripheral facial paralysis suggests some infectious lesions, such as meningitis, ear herpes zoster, etc. In addition, local tumors, such as skull base tumors and basilar aneurysms, are also common causes. In addition, many diseases can lead to the emergence of peripheral facial paralysis, and even if vitamin deficiency may lead to facial paralysis. Therefore, for such patients, it is very necessary to clarify the clinical condition.

Causes of central facial paralysis: in the process of clinical treatment, we found that many patients with brain injury will more or less have facial paralysis, and in China, central facial paralysis is common in some patients and people with cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral embolism and other situations. Treatment, some thrombolysis, hemostasis as the main means. For such patients, especially those with hypertension, it is easy to relapse.

Causes of children's facial paralysis: in a new epidemiological survey, it is found that children's facial paralysis is more common in some congenital diseases, such as acute leukemia, congenital cerebral palsy, and the proportion of women is higher than men. In addition, some special muscle disorders, such as rhabdomyosarcoma, are also a cause of facial paralysis in children.

matters needing attention

There are many causes of facial paralysis, not only in the above-mentioned causes. But the above three are more common, among them, excluding acute injury caused by facial paralysis, in the majority of middle-aged and elderly people, central facial paralysis accounted for the main part.