Abstract

AN UPPER MOTOR NERVE PALSY RESEMBLING BELL’S PALSY: CASE STUDY

Chandana, M. Varalakshmi*, R. Gayatri, J. Radhika and S. Kareemulla

ABSTRACT

Bell’s palsy is paralysis of facial muscles of one side which is unknown origin, and Upper motor neuron palsy (UMN Palsy) is also facial paralysis frequently misinterpreted as Bell’s palsy. These are mimicking in morphology and symptoms but the underlying cause of origin is varying in either of them. As both of them can be misdiagnosed easily, the differential diagnosis accounts a greater significance in the management of both conditions. We present a case of Cerebro vascular attack with Right hemiplegic and UMN palsy which is resembled as Bell’s palsy.

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