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Lyme Disease and Facial Paralysis may not be in the top five when it comes to prevalence of Lyme disease cases, but this disease is still cause for concern. Thousands…

Facial paralysis surgery can be an effective treatment to treat facial weakness conditions such as Bell’s Palsy. The recovery process after the procedure can be extensive and you may still have…

Facial droop is not a symptom that you should ignore. You may be suffering from a form of facial paralysis and it is important to determine the root cause. When the…

When facial paralysis is present, an accurate diagnosis is critical to treating damaged nerves and restoring muscle function. The first step is finding the root cause of the condition. There are a…

Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is an extremely painful condition affecting the fifth cranial nerve in the head. Patients frequently describe the pain as “lightning bolts,” “hot fire” and “electric shocks” racing across…

The disease varicella, commonly known as chickenpox, occurs all over the world. It is a highly contagious airborne disease and is usually identified by characteristic itchy blisters that appear on…

The facial nerves are significant. They provide motor innervation to the muscles used for facial expression. Damage to these nerves leads to paralysis of the facial muscles, which results in…

Synkinesis means “simultaneous movement,” it is essentially a faulty re-wiring of the facial nerves that causes unwanted contractions of muscles in the face. This can present itself as a forceful eye…

Eye twitching is a hemifacial spasm and is also known as tic convulsive. Symptoms of this condition tend to worsen and spread to other areas of the face over time. There’s no…

Bulbar palsy is characterized by conditions that arise from damage to the motor neurons of the lower cranial nerves (9 – 12). It is a motor neuron lesion that affects the…