The straight answer is that they are not. What is the relationship between Bell’s palsy and synkinesis? In its purest form, Bell’s palsy (or, as some would call it, Bell palsy) is a facial paralysis of unknown etiology (unknown cause); hence, it is associated more with a cause than a result. Synkinesis---also called non-flaccid facial …
So, a few days ago, my webmaster asked me – “Hey, what about those blogs you promised me.” This was not the first time he asked this question. Between patients, research, mentoring at work, and life outside of work, I neglected my blogs. I intended to share my blogs with my patients on different aspects …
The Courage of Justin Bieber In the last few days, many of my medical students and patients asked me if I had seen the video of famous singer and songwriter Justin Bieber talking about his own experience with facial paralysis, being given the diagnosis of Ramsay Hunt Syndrome (Type 2). Subsequently, one of my students …
welcomes you to our new blog! We will use this platform to share news and in-depth information about advancements in facial paralysis (palsy) and synkinesis treatments and topics our patients commonly ask about. We plan to regularly update this blog with posts that are interesting and helpful to patients and their families, as well as …