The following are due to the cranial nerves that were affected by the viral infection:
- cannot move the muscles on the right side of the face
- Cranial Nerve VII
- loss of taste
- Cranial Nerve VII (facial nerve), Cranial Nerve IX (glossopharyngeal nerve), Cranial Nerve X (vagus nerve)
- dry mouth
- Cranial Nerve VII (facial nerve), Cranial Nerve IX (glossopharyngeal nerve)
- cannot close right eye
- Cranial Nerve VII (facial nerve), Cranial Nerve III (oculomotor)
References:
Bell’s Palsy. (n.d.). National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/bells-palsy#:~:text=Bell's%20palsy%20is%20the%20most,with%20taste%20and%20ear%20sensation).
Giibons, J. R., & Sadiq, N. (2023). Neuroanatomy, Neural Taste Pathway. StatPearls. https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK545236/
Paşahan, R., Yardım, A., Karadağ, M. K., Alpaslan, A. M., & Aydın, M. D. (2021). Dry Mouth Caused by Facial Nerve Ischemia due to Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: An Experimental Study. World Neurosurgery, 154, e488–e494. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2021.07.072