General practice & primary care · UKMLA & AKT
Bell's palsy
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
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- Most common cause of acute unilateral facial weakness - a diagnosis of exclusion. Caused by idiopathic inflammation of CN VII (likely HSV-1 reactivation), causing oedema within the bony facial canal.
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