CN VII: Facial Nerve

Question 1

Facial Nerve.

Answer 1

• innervates the muscles of mastication & facial expression.
• receives taste information from the soft palate and anterior 2/3rds of the tongue.

Question 2

What is Bell’s Palsy?

Answer 2

• can be caused by damage to the facial nerve.
• paralysis or weakness of the muscles on one side of your face
• Bell’s palsy is not the result of a stroke

Question 3

What is it often caused by Bells palsy?

Answer 3

The nerve damage may also affect your sense of taste and how you make tears and saliva.

Question 4

How is Bells Palsy treated?

Answer 4

• Most people who have Bell’s palsy recover completely, without treatment, in 1 to 2 months.
• Treatment with corticosteroid medicines (such as prednisone) can make it more likely that you will regain all facial movement.