The seventh cranial nerve starts in your brainstem and then ... A viral infection like herpes Lyme disease Noncancerous tumor Guillain-Barré syndrome Injury in different branches of your ...

Bell’s palsy occurs when the seventh cranial nerve becomes swollen or compressed ... such as a stroke or brain tumor. Your doctor will first perform a physical examination to determine the ...

More uncommon causes of hemifacial spasms can include: one or more tumors pushing on your ... damage or irritation to the fifth cranial nerve rather than the seventh. Trigeminal neuralgia can ...

Facial nerve palsy arises due to damage to the seventh cranial nerve. This damage may be due to injury, inflammation, infection, trauma or tumors. The resulting clinical presentation is drooping ...

Acoustic neuroma is a benign intercranial tumor involving the myelin-forming Schwann cells of the vestibular portion of the 8th cranial nerve in the peripheral nervous system. It is a slow-growing ...

Bell's palsy is a common neurologic disorder characterized by peripheral paralysis of the seventh cranial nerve (also known ... paralysis such as stroke, tumors or middle ear lesions, this ...