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What Could Cause Mouth Twisting While Talking?
Last night my boyfriend came home and my mother was talking to him and asked him what was wrong with his mouth. She asked him how long has you mouth been twisyed when you talked and he told her two days. I didn't noticed cause we barely see each other by working different times of the day. Everytime he talks its like he is talking out one side of his mouth can you tell me have he had a mini stroke or what please help
Tue, 28 Jan 2014
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
Based on the description of his symptoms, your boyfriend seems to be suffering from facial paralysis, also called as Bell's palsy.
In this condition, one half of the face gets paralysed, without affecting the arm or the leg.
There may be difficulty in closing the eye on the affected side, difficulty in chewing on the affected side, and the face deviates to the normal side on talking or smiling.
The diagnosis can be confirmed by doing a neurological examination and facial nerve conductions.
Treatment consists of physiotherapy, acyclovir and steroids.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
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Thank you for posting your query.
Based on the description of his symptoms, your boyfriend seems to be suffering from facial paralysis, also called as Bell's palsy.
In this condition, one half of the face gets paralysed, without affecting the arm or the leg.
There may be difficulty in closing the eye on the affected side, difficulty in chewing on the affected side, and the face deviates to the normal side on talking or smiling.
The diagnosis can be confirmed by doing a neurological examination and facial nerve conductions.
Treatment consists of physiotherapy, acyclovir and steroids.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in
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