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Facial Weakness Definition
Common names:
  • Face Weakness
  • Facial Weakness
  • Weak Face
  • Weakness of the Face
A person with facial weakness has lost strength in the muscles of the face. Facial weakness causes one side of the face to appear droopy.

The weakness is caused by malfunction of part of the brain, or nerves, that control the muscles of the face.
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Last Updated: Apr 22, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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