Bell's palsy (English spelling)

Japanese: Bell's palsy(英語表記)Bellspalsy
Bell's palsy (English spelling)

…A disease that causes motor paralysis of the facial muscles due to damage to the facial nerve that controls the facial muscles that control facial movement. The most common type is idiopathic facial nerve paralysis, commonly known as Bell's palsy, in which flaccid paralysis suddenly occurs in the muscles on one side of the face, leaving the white of the eye when trying to close the eye, one side of the mouth drooping and distorting, and food and saliva leaking out due to a loose fit. In addition, the taste nerve fibers contained in the facial nerve and the nerves controlling the tensor tympani muscle are affected, causing a loss of taste on one side of the tongue and hypersensitivity to sound in one ear. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Bell's palsy" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…顔面部の運動をつかさどる顔面筋を支配する顔面神経の障害により顔面筋の運動麻痺を生ずる疾患。最も多いのは,一般にベル麻痺Bell’s palsyと呼ばれる特発性顔面神経麻痺で,突然顔の片側の筋肉に弛緩性の麻痺を生じ,眼を閉じようとしても白眼が残ったり,口の片側が垂れ下がってゆがみ,しまりが悪くなるために食物や唾液がもれたりするようになる。また顔面神経に含まれている味覚の神経繊維や,鼓膜張筋支配神経がおかされるため,舌の片側で味がわからなくなったり,片側の耳が音に過敏になったりする。…

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