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Medline NLM definition: Severe or complete loss of facial muscle motor function. This condition may result from central or peripheral lesions. Damage to CNS motor pathways from the cerebral cortex to the facial nuclei in the pons leads to facial weakness that generally spares the forehead muscles. FACIAL NERVE DISEASES generally results in generalized hemifacial weakness. NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION DISEASES and MUSCULAR DISEASES may also cause facial paralysis or paresis.
Facial Nerve Palsy (including Bell's palsy): information from Patient UK website
Facial Paralysis (including Bell's palsy): information from the NHS website
Bell's Palsy: factsheet from NINDS, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (US site)
Bell's Palsy: information from NORD, the National Organization for Rare Disorders (US site)
PubMed Medline search on Facial Paralysis
Support Groups
Bells Palsy Association
UK registered charity solely established to deal in providing help and information to sufferers of this condition.
Brain and Spine Foundation
Information on living with a neurological condition and on diagnosis. There are publications and resources. The useful glossary of neurological conditions (under 'Information and support') includes links to some other organisations as well as to Brain and Spine Foundation information.
Neurological Alliance
Collective voice for 80 organisations, including stroke and brain injury. Organisations are listed at https://www.neural.org.uk/our-members/, a good place to start if looking for information on those conditions. Site also includes information about living with a neurological condition, a glossary, and information about onset and diagnosis as well as a small set of real life stories.
NHS Inform: brain, nerves and spinal cord
NHS inform is Scotland's national health information service, with the aim of providing the people in Scotland with accurate and relevant information to help them make informed decisions about their own health and the health of the people they care for.