A 73-year-old woman visited her physician because she had noticed that the right side of her face was sagging downward. She first noticed the condition on waking up two mornings ago. Otherwise she felt very well. On examination the patient had a complete right-sided facial paralysis, the right lower eyelid was drooping, and the right angle of the mouth was sagging. A diagnosis of Bell's palsy was made.
-Further examination of this patient demonstrated the following signs and symptoms except which?
A) Tears tended to flow easily over the right lower eyelid.
B) Saliva dribbled from the right corner of her mouth.
C) The patient was unable to close her right eye completely.
D) The patient was unable to expose the teeth fully on the right side of her mouth.
E) The muscles on the right side of her forehead worked perfectly normally when she was asked to raise her right eyebrow.
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