Guest guest Posted January 1, 2002 Report Share Posted January 1, 2002 When I first read this I thought of Bell's palsy. My aunt had it. Then I went to Medical Phrase index and saw Bell's phenomenon? Maybe that is what you are hearing? Hope it helps. Aliceanne On Tue, 1 Jan 2002 17:10:17 -0700 " valpie " writes: > Patient notes for the last five days he has been noticing a > discomfort around the right side of the face. This a.m., he noticed > that when he was drinking his mouth would not work well. He cannot > " whistle " , and he is having a hard time closing his eye. > > Examination: Elevation of upper eyelids on the right side. He also > has decreased strength in the upper eyelids on the right with > positive s/l *bellsonatum* when he tries to resist lifting of the > eyelids. > > I'm thinking this has to do with Bell's palsy, but he is clearly not > saying that. Anyone know? > > Val > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2002 Report Share Posted January 1, 2002 valpie wrote: > Patient notes for the last five days he has been noticing a > discomfort around the right side of the face. This a.m., he noticed > that when he was drinking his mouth would not work well. He cannot > " whistle " , and he is having a hard time closing his eye. > > Examination: Elevation of upper eyelids on the right side. He also has > decreased strength in the upper eyelids on the right with positive s/l > *bellsonatum* when he tries to resist lifting of the eyelids. I think you're looking for Bell phenomenon. Jayni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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