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Bell's palsy

NOUN
cerebral palsy
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"I pawned my mum's rings, he just took everything I had and I was diagnosed with an aneurysm and Bell's palsy."

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

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

Renee France, 49, a physical therapist in Seattle, developed Bell’s palsy — a form of facial paralysis, usually temporary — and a dramatic rash that neatly bisected her face.

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 Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)




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