Tuberculous meningitis, also called TB meningitis, affects the meninges, which are membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord. Caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis, TB meningitis occurs only rarely, according to Medline Plus. The...
The most common form of cranial mononeuropathy VII, Bell's palsy causes patients to have temporary facial paralysis. Patients with Bell's palsy have damage to the seventh cranial nerve, called the facial nerve. Symptoms of Bell's palsy include...
Weakness of the seventh cranial nerve, also known as the facial nerve, results in an inability to move the muscles of facial expression on the side of the disease. Bell's palsy is currently defined as an unexplained weakness of the facial nerve....
Bell's palsy, a temporary nerve paralysis of the seventh cranial nerve, or facial nerve, affects around 40,000 American every year, according to the National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Anything that causes swelling,...
A temporary form of facial paralysis affecting 40,000 Americans each year, Bell's palsy results from trauma to the seventh cranial nerve, also called the facial nerve. Usually, Bell's palsy affects only one of the pair of facial nerves, resulting...
Epiphora, or tearing, can occur in one or both eyes, and can have multiple causes. According to the West Boca Eye and Cosmetic Center, the main causes of tearing are the production of too many tears due to irritation, infection or a blockage of...
Numbness in the mouth and tongue during the 39th week of pregnancy can be due to a variety of things. Bell's Palsy is a facial muscle condition that can have an effect on women during pregnancy. If your numbness happens after eating, it is also...
MedlinePlus explains that Bell's palsy, a disorder that results in facial paralysis from damage to the seventh cranial nerve, affects two in 10,000 people. Patients can have the temporary facial paralysis on the right or left side of the face,...
According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Moebius syndrome is a rare birth defect that affects the sixth cranial nerve, which moves muscles of the face, and the seventh cranial nerve, which moves eyes side-to-side....
A type of temporary facial paralysis, Bell's palsy affects about two in every 10,000 people, according to MedlinePlus. The facial paralysis can affect one side of a patient's face. The lack of facial muscle control causes patients to have drooping...
The inside of the human brain consists of structures of the forebrain and brain stem. These include the thalamus, hypothalamus, midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata, corpus callosum, fornix, amygdala and hippocampus. Additionally, the interior of the...
There are two major nerves in the face: the facial and trigeminal nerves. According to the Face and Emotion website, the facial, or seventh cranial nerve, carries the signals that control the muscles of expression of the face. The trigeminal, or...
Shingles is an infection by the herpes zoster virus, which also causes chicken pox. This happens in people who have had chicken pox and the virus present in the nerve reactivates later on in life. Shingles causes a painful rash on one side of your...
The mouth can be involved in several neurological disorders. The nerves that innervate the muscles of the mouth can be affected by a variety of processes, occurring anywhere along their paths, or in the motor control centers in the brain. Diseases...
Weakness of the seventh cranial nerve, also known as the facial nerve, results in inability to move the muscles of facial expression on the side of the disease. According to the journal "Clinical Pediatrics," Dr. Charles Bell first described the...
The 12 cranial nerves control the muscles of the face, receive sensory input from the face, control heart rate and respiration, and transmit the special senses--vision, smell and hearing--to the brain. According to "Harrison's Principles of...
Eye tics or twitches -- medically known as myokymia -- are common, usually benign, involuntary movements of the eyelids. Although the lower lid most often twitches, both can be affected, according to Dr. Burt Dubow on the website All About Vision....
Cranial nerves are a set of 12 nerve pairs that connect from the brain to areas of the face, neck, shoulders and some internal organs. The nerves run through holes in the skull. Each set of nerves are paired for service on each side of the body....
Infrequent occurrences of eye twitching are normal, but eye twitching can also be a continuous or a frequent phenomenon, and can be a symptom of a neurological disorder, reports the American Psychiatric Association. Other causes of repeated or...
Bell’s palsy results when the seventh cranial nerve becomes inflamed or compressed. This nerve communicates with the brain to control specific muscles in the face. Damage from Bell's palsy causes temporary weakness and paralysis that can...
Children with Bell's Palsy often cannot close the affected eye, so it becomes difficult to keep it moist and protected from bacteria, dirt and dust. Encourage your child to wear sunglasses regularly, and help her apply saline drops to moisten and...
According to 2007 information from the Moebius Syndrome Foundation, Moebius syndrome is a rare condition affecting over 2000 people worldwide. It is generally evident at birth, though diagnosis may not occur until much later in life---if at...
Moebius syndrome is a rare birth defect in which the sixth and seventh cranial nerves, which control facial expression and eye movement, are missing or underdeveloped. The other cranial nerves, including those that control hearing and equilibrium,...
An acoustic neuroma is a tumor located on the nerve that supplies the inner ear. Unilateral acoustic neuromas are acoustic neuromas that only affect one ear. The tumor affects the eighth cranial nerve and is responsible for 7 percent of all tumors...
The nervous system is a complex of nerve tissue that receives and transmits stimuli. As reported by Elmhurst College, the nervous system includes the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) and the peripheral nervous system (all other...
