Monday 10 February 2014
Famouse people with Bell's Palsy.......
- Roseanne Barr, American comedian and actress whose condition occurred as a child[1]
- Stevie Benton, bassist for Texas rock band, Drowning Pool[2]
- Amy Brenneman, actress[3]
- Pierce Brosnan, Irish actor, film producer and environmentalist[4]
- Jean Chrétien, former prime minister of Canada[5]
- George Clooney, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter[6]
- Norm Coleman, former United States Senator[7]
- Alexis Denisof, American actor[8]
- Thomas C. Foley, a businessman and former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland[9]
- David Frum, Canadian-American pundit[10]
- Graeme Garden, British comedy writer and performer, who has written about his experiences with the condition[11]
- Allen Ginsberg, American beat poet[12]
- Tony Gonzalez, American NFL football player[13]
- Amy Goodman, American journalist and author[14]
- Jane Greer, American actress[15]
- Trenton Hassell, American basketball player for the New Jersey Nets of the NBA[16]
- Terrence Howard, American actor[17]
- Armando Iannucci, Scottish writer.[18]
- Anupam Kher, Indian actor[19]
- Ralph Kiner, American baseball player in the 1940s and 1950s[20]
- Curtis LeMay, United States Air Force general and 1968 independent vice presidential candidate[21]
- Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian singer[22]
- Martin Love, Australian cricketer[23]
- Joe Mantegna, American actor[24]
- Kim Mulkey, American basketball coach (Baylor University women)[25]
- Ralph Nader, American politician[26]
- Cliff Pennington, shortstop for the Oakland Athletics[27]
- Jim Ross, former professional wrestling announcer for the WWE[28]
- Rick Savage, bass guitarist for the British rock band Def Leppard.[29]
- Bernadette Sembrano, Filipino newscaster, host of the medical program Salamat Dok! and anchor of TV Patrol Weekend[30]
- Ayrton Senna, Brazilian Formula One racecar driver[31]
- Rahul Sharma, Indian cricketer[32]
- Jamey Sheridan, American actor whose condition was written into the show Law and Order: Criminal Intent[33]
- Mike South, American pornographic director[34]
- Kevin Tsai, Taiwanese writer and TV Host who is currently recovering on October 3, 2013
- Colin Turkington, British touring car racing driver[35]
- Chris Walker, British superbike racer[36][37]
- Joseph C. Wilson, American diplomat[14]
- Nancy Zieman, American television host of the show Sewing with Nancy[38]
What is Bell's Palsy ?
Bell's palsy is a form of facial paralysis resulting from a dysfunction of the cranial nerve VII (the facial nerve) causing an inability to control facial muscles on the affected side. Several conditions can cause facial paralysis, e.g., brain tumor, stroke, myasthenia gravis, and Lyme disease. However, if no specific cause can be identified, the condition is known as Bell's palsy. Named after Scottish anatomist Charles Bell, who first described it, Bell's palsy is the most common acute mononeuropathy (disease involving only one nerve) and is the most common cause of acute facial nerve paralysis (>80%).
Bell's palsy is defined as an idiopathic unilateral facial nerve paralysis, usually self-limiting. The hallmark of this condition is a rapid onset of partial or complete paralysis that often occurs overnight. In rare cases (<1%), it can occur bilaterally resulting in total facial paralysis.[1][2]
It is thought that an inflammatory condition leads to swelling of the facial nerve. The nerve travels through the skull in a narrow bone canal beneath the ear. Nerve swelling and compression in the narrow bone canal are thought to lead to nerve inhibition, damage or death.
Corticosteroids have been found to improve outcomes, when used early, while anti-viral drugs have not.[3] Most people recover spontaneously and achieve near-normal to normal functions. Many show signs of improvement as early as 10 days after the onset, even without treatment.
Often the eye in the affected side cannot be closed. The eye must be protected from drying up, or the cornea may be permanently damaged resulting in impaired vision. In some cases denture wearers experience some discomfort.
Signs And Symptoms:
Bell's palsy is characterized by a one sided facial droop that comes on within 72 hours.[4]
The facial nerves control a number of functions, such as blinking and closing the eyes, smiling, frowning, lacrimation, salivation, flaring nostrils and raising eyebrows. They also innervate the stapedial (stapes) muscles of the middle ear and carry taste sensations from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue. Because both the nerve to the stapedius and the chorda tympani nerve (taste) are branches of the facial nerve, patients with Bell's palsy may present with hyperacusis or loss of taste sensation in the anterior 2/3 of the tongue. The forehead muscles are usually affected.
Although defined as a mononeuritis (involving only one nerve), patients diagnosed with Bell’s palsy may have "myriad neurological symptoms" including "facial tingling, moderate or severe headache/neck pain, memory problems, balance problems, ipsilateral limb paresthesias, ipsilateral limb weakness, and a sense of clumsiness" that are "unexplained by facial nerve dysfunction".
Bell's palsy is defined as an idiopathic unilateral facial nerve paralysis, usually self-limiting. The hallmark of this condition is a rapid onset of partial or complete paralysis that often occurs overnight. In rare cases (<1%), it can occur bilaterally resulting in total facial paralysis.[1][2]
It is thought that an inflammatory condition leads to swelling of the facial nerve. The nerve travels through the skull in a narrow bone canal beneath the ear. Nerve swelling and compression in the narrow bone canal are thought to lead to nerve inhibition, damage or death.
Corticosteroids have been found to improve outcomes, when used early, while anti-viral drugs have not.[3] Most people recover spontaneously and achieve near-normal to normal functions. Many show signs of improvement as early as 10 days after the onset, even without treatment.
Often the eye in the affected side cannot be closed. The eye must be protected from drying up, or the cornea may be permanently damaged resulting in impaired vision. In some cases denture wearers experience some discomfort.
Signs And Symptoms:
Bell's palsy is characterized by a one sided facial droop that comes on within 72 hours.[4]
The facial nerves control a number of functions, such as blinking and closing the eyes, smiling, frowning, lacrimation, salivation, flaring nostrils and raising eyebrows. They also innervate the stapedial (stapes) muscles of the middle ear and carry taste sensations from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue. Because both the nerve to the stapedius and the chorda tympani nerve (taste) are branches of the facial nerve, patients with Bell's palsy may present with hyperacusis or loss of taste sensation in the anterior 2/3 of the tongue. The forehead muscles are usually affected.
Although defined as a mononeuritis (involving only one nerve), patients diagnosed with Bell’s palsy may have "myriad neurological symptoms" including "facial tingling, moderate or severe headache/neck pain, memory problems, balance problems, ipsilateral limb paresthesias, ipsilateral limb weakness, and a sense of clumsiness" that are "unexplained by facial nerve dysfunction".
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