A 27-year-old woman presents with acute unilateral facial weakness involving the forehead, inability to close her left eye, and decreased taste on the...

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A 27-year-old woman presents with acute unilateral facial weakness involving the forehead, inability to close her left eye, and decreased taste on the anterior tongue. There is no limb weakness or speech disturbance. Which is the most likely diagnosis?

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Bell palsy (idiopathic facial nerve palsy)

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Ischaemic stroke

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Myasthenia gravis

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Multiple sclerosis relapse

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Trigeminal neuralgia

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Bell palsy

A 27-year-old woman presents with acute unilateral facial weakness involving the forehead, inability to close her left eye, and decreased taste on the anterior tongue. There is no limb weakness or speech disturbance. Which is the most likely diagnosis?