Your patient has difficulty closing her left eye and the left side of her mouth,and her left eyebrow is drooping because of damage to her facial nerve.Additional findings may include

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Bell's palsy,characterized by complete flaccid paralysis of the facial muscles on the involved side,is abnormal.The affected side of the face is smooth,the eye cannot close,the eyebrow droops,the labiofacial fold is gone,and the mouth may droop.Loss of the sensation of taste in the anterior two-thirds of the tongue may occur.Pain in the tongue and weakness are not indicated.

Your Patient Has Difficulty Closing Her Left Eye and the Left