Acute onset (over hours) of unilateral facial paralysis
No forehead sparing
Inability to raise eyebrow on affected side
Drooping of angle of the mouth
Incomplete closure of the eyelids on the affected side
Can lead to corneal exposure keratitis
No forehead sparing
Can lead to corneal exposure keratitis
Alterations in taste
Hyperacusis
Inability to produce tears
Subjective feeling of facial numbness without objective findings
Retroauricular pain
Bell's palsy
Horner syndrome
CVA
Rucksack paralysis
Trigeminal neuralgia
Third nerve palsy
Tick paralysis
Sixth nerve palsy