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[–] 16 points 1 year ago (4 children)

The diagnostic difference between Bell's palsy and facial paralysis due to stroke is that Bell's palsy gets better in a few weeks. The only way to know it's not caused by a stroke is when it goes away, or if scans and other diagnostic techniques to detect a stroke show that none has occurred (in which case it's more likely but not certain).

So where do you get your fair certainty from?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Can't really tell without an exam but bi-lateral arm movements seem even and regular. Speech does not seem to be affected. His doctors haven't strapped him to a bed to prevent a fall from right leg weakness. All the signs point to just facial nerve involvement and not CNS. Still could be a stroke, but from looking in from the outside, I don't think so.

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