Facial Nerve Problems Center - Florissant, MOFlorissant Neurologist Doctors for Facial Nerve ProblemsType of Physician: Neurologist What is a Neurologist? A certification by the Board of Psychiatry & Neurology; practitioners focus on the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of disease or impaired function of the brain, spinal cord, muscles and nervous system, as well as the blood vessels that relate to these structures. The neurologist is often the primary physician but also serves as a consultant to other physicians and may render all levels of care, including the continuing care of outpatients and/or inpatients. The neurologist will often perform and interpret tests that relate to the nervous system or muscles. Specialty: Neurology Common Name: Neurologist Doctors in Florissant * Ahmed H Jafri MD  Neurological Medicine Inc  Waqar U Mirza MD  Neurological Medicine Inc  Neurological Medicine Inc  Neurology Associates Inc  Neurology Associates Inc  Neurology Associates Inc  Clinic Neurology  Neurology Associates Inc  Washington University Adult Neurology  Washington University Adult Neurology  Washington University Neuromuscular Disease  Washington University Neuromuscular Disease  Neuroscience Center  Washington University Neuromuscular Disease  Washington University Movement Disorders Clinic  Washington University Neuromuscular Disease  Neuroscience Center  Washington University Movement Disorders Clinic  Washington University Neuromuscular Disease  Washington University Movement Disorders Clinic  Neuroscience Center  Washington University Movement Disorders Clinic  Forest Park Hospital Neurology  Washington University Adult Neurology  Metropolitan Neurology Ltd  Metropolitan Neurology Ltd  Washington University Adult Neurology  Washington University Memory Diagnostic Clinic  St Louis Children's Hospital Department of Neurology  Washington University Adult Neurology  St Louis Children's Hospital Department of Neurology  Washington University Movement Disorders Clinic  Washington University Adult Neurology  Washington University Adult Neurology  Washington University Adult Neurology  St Louis Children's Hospital Department of Neurology  Washington University Memory Diagnostic Clinic  Washington University Adult Neurology  Washington University Medical Genetics  Washington University Memory Diagnostic Clinic  Washington University Adult Neurology  St Louis Children's Hospital Department of Neurology  Washington University Adult Neurology  Washington University Adult Neurology  Washington University Memory Diagnostic Clinic  St Louis Children's Hospital Department of Neurology  St Louis Children's Hospital Department of Neurology  St Louis Children's Hospital Department of Neurology  St Louis Children's Hospital Department of Neurology  Washington University Memory Diagnostic Clinic  Washington University Adult Neurology  St Louis Children's Hospital Department of Neurology  St Louis Children's Hospital Department of Neurology  St Louis Children's Hospital Department of Neurology  St Louis Children's Hospital Department of Neurology  Washington University Adult Neurology  Weiss Black & Singer MDs  The Rehabilitation Institute of St Louis  The Rehabilitation Institute of St Louis  Washington University Adult Neurology  Washington University Adult Neurology  Washington University Adult Neurology  Washington University Adult Neurology  The Rehabilitation Institute of St Louis  Barnes-Jewish Hospital Neurology Dept  Washington University Adult Neurology  Washington University Adult Neurology  Washington University Adult Neurology  Barnes-Jewish Hospital Neurology Dept  Washington University Adult Neurology  The Rehabilitation Institute of St Louis  Washington University Adult Neurology  Washington University Adult Neurology  The Rehabilitation Institute of St Louis  Weiss Black & Singer MDs  Washington University Adult Neurology  Gihan A Kader MD  Mercy Health Research Ryan Headache Center  St Louis University Hospital Neurology Dept  St Louis University Hospital Neurology Dept  St Louis University Hospital Neurology Dept  St Louis University Hospital Neurology Dept  St Louis University Hospital Neurology Dept  Juan C Escandon MD  St Louis University Hospital Neurology Dept  Bennett D Frank MD  St Louis University Hospital Neurology Dept  St Louis University Hospital Neurology Dept  Walter Lemann MD  St Louis University Hospital Neurology Dept  St Louis University Hospital Neurology Dept  St Louis University Hospital Neurology Dept  St Louis University Hospital Neurology Dept  St Louis University Hospital Neurology Dept  St Louis University Hospital Neurology Dept  St John's Mercy Medical Center Neurology  St John's Mercy Medical Center Neurology  St John's Mercy Medical Center Neurology Florissant, MissouriUpcoming Local Events2012-06-09
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Facial Nerve Problems and Bell's PalsyRead the Facial Nerve Problems and Bell's Palsy article » What is the facial nerve?The facial nerve is a nerve which controls the muscles on the side of the face. It allows us to show expression, smile, cry, and wink. Injury to the facial nerve causes a socially and psychologically devastating physical defect; treatment may require extensive rehabilitation or multiple procedures. The facial nerve is the seventh of the twelve cranial nerves. Everyone has two facial nerves, one for each side of the face. The facial nerve travels with the hearing nerve (the eighth cranial nerve) as it travels in and around the structures of the middle ear. It exits the front of the ear at the stylomastoid foramen (a hole in the skull base), where it then travels through the parotid gland. In the parotid gland it divides into many branches which provide motor function for the various muscles and glands of the head and neck.
What are symptoms of a facial nerve problem?Facial nerve problems may result in facial muscle paralysis, weakness, or twitching of the face; dryness of the eye or the mouth; or alteration of taste on the affected side. However, the finding of one of these symptoms does not necessarily imply a specific facial nerve problem; your physician needs to make a careful investigation in order to make a precise diagnosis.
What conditions affect the facial nerve?There are numerous causes of facial nerve disorder:
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