During regrowth, nerves are generally able to track the original path to the right destination—but some nerves may sidetrack leading to a condition known as synkinesis. For instance, regrowth of nerves controlling muscles attached to the eye may sidetrack and also regrow connections reaching the muscles of the mouth. In this way, movement of one also affects the other. For example, when the person closes the eye, the corner of the mouth lifts involuntarily. Around 9% of people have some sort of ongoing problems after Bells palsy, typically the synkinesis already discussed, or spasm, contracture, tinnitus or hearing loss during facial movement or crocodile-tear syndrome. This is also called gustatolacrimal reflex or Bogorads syndrome and results in shedding tears while eating. This is thought to be due to faulty regeneration of the facial nerve, a branch of which controls the lacrimal and salivary glands. Gustatorial sweating can also occur. Epidemiology
The number of new cases of Bells palsy ranges from about one to four cases per 10,000 population per year. The rate increases with age. Bells palsy affects about 40,000 people in the United States every year. It affects approximately 1 person in 65 during a lifetime. A range of annual incidence rates have been reported in the literature: 15, 24, and 25–53 (all rates per 100,000 population per year). Bells palsy is not a reportable disease, and there are no established registries for people with this diagnosis, which complicates precise estimation. Frequency
About 40,000 people are affected by Bells Palsy in the United States every year.
Carditis (pl. carditides) is the inflammation of the heart.It is usually studied and treated by specifying it as:
Pericarditis is the inflammation of the pericardium
Myocarditis is the inflammation of the heart muscle
Endocarditis is the inflammation of the endocardium
Pancarditis, also called perimyoendocarditis, is the inflammation of the entire heart: the pericardium, the myocardium and the endocardium
Reflux carditis refers to a possible outcome of esophageal reflux (also known as GERD), and involves inflammation of the esophagus/stomach mucosa


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