12th August 2020

A 37-year-old man presents with sudden onset unilateral facial weakness

A 37-year-old man presents with sudden onset unilateral facial weakness involving an inability to raise his left eyebrow and drooping of the left corner of his mouth. A diagnosis of Bell’s palsy is made.

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