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Bell's Palsy: Conditions With Similar Symptoms

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Other conditions that can cause symptoms that are similar to those of Bell's palsy include:

Stroke.
Head injury.
Ear infection or disease (acute or chronic otitis media, malignant otitis externa, or cholesteatoma).
Brain tumor.
Shingles (Ramsay Hunt syndrome).
Infectious diseases such as chickenpox, mumps, mononucleosis, Lyme disease, HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), or syphilis.
Other diseases such as giant cell arteritis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, or sarcoidosis.

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By	Healthwise Staff
Primary Medical Reviewer	Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer	Colin Chalk, MD, CM, FRCPC - Neurology
Current as of	March 12, 2014

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Current as of: March 12, 2014

Author: Healthwise Staff

Medical Review: Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine & Colin Chalk, MD, CM, FRCPC - Neurology

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