Question
What are the causes of early facial paralysis?
Answer
The causes of facial paralysis include:
- Infectious lesions: May be triggered by the activation of the latent varicella-zoster virus;
- Otogenic diseases;
- Bell’s palsy;
- Tumors;
- Neurological disorders;
- Traumatic injuries;
- Intoxication, such as alcoholism;
- Metabolic disorders, such as diabetes and vitamin deficiencies;
- Vascular dysfunction;
- Congenital underdevelopment of the facial nerve nucleus.