Bell’s Palsy & Stroke

Drs. Elizabeth Ko and Eve Glazier, both M.D.s, MBAs, internists and associate professors of medicine at UCLA Health have given information regarding the symptoms that are shared by Bell’s palsy and having a stroke.

The two are quite different but that dreaded stroke could turn out to be Bell’s palsy. They cross over in symptoms, which makes it difficult to know which it is. Bell’s palsy is also less known than stroke and that makes it hard to understand.

A type of temporary facial paralysis arising from damage to the facial nerve is called Bell’s palsy. This is the 7th …read more