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Bell's palsy

NOUN
cerebral palsy
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Ms. Ruhl, in addition to being one of the most inventive dramatists working today, also wrote a beautiful memoir, “Smile,” about her struggles with Bell’s palsy, a neurological disorder that affects the face muscles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025

Kennedy has said one of his sons developed Bell’s palsy from Lyme and that one son developed severe, debilitating chronic Lyme.

From Slate ● Dec. 19, 2025

According to the NHS, Bell's palsy is a condition causing temporary weakness or paralysis of the muscles in one side of the face, with symptoms varying from person to person.

From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2024

Bell’s palsy is a known side effect of other vaccines, and it has been linked to Covid vaccination in some studies.

From New York Times ● May 3, 2024

Bell's palsy is sometimes followed in the face by a tendency to twitching on the unaffected side that makes the patient quite uncomfortable.

From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh


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