ACTIVITY 2
Your patient recently had a viral infection and now she cannot move the muscles on the right side of her face. In addition, she is experiencing a loss of taste and dry mouth and she cannot close her right eye. Which cranial nerves have been affected by the viral infection?
The symptoms mentioned in the problem above are evidence of damage to the facial (VII) nerve. Additionally, Bell's palsy, which causes the facial muscles to become paralyzed, can be extrapolated to be the patient's condition.