TY - JOUR T1 - Bell’s palsy with ipsilateral numbness JF - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry JO - J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry SP - 1017 LP - 1018 DO - 10.1136/jnnp.2004.043059 VL - 76 IS - 7 AU - L J Vanopdenbosch AU - K Verhoeven AU - J W Casselman Y1 - 2005/07/01 UR - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/76/7/1017.abstract N2 - Bell’s palsy is an idiopathic facial palsy of the peripheral type. A herpes virus is the most likely mechanism. We report a patient with the often encountered combination of a facial palsy with ipsilateral sensory changes. Magnetic resonance imaging showed had contrast enhancement in the greater petrosal nerve. Viral spread through anatomical connections could be an explanation for the association of facial palsy with numbness. ER -