A 43-year-old woman presents with acute onset unilateral facial weakness affecting the forehead and lower face. She cannot close her eye on the affect...

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A 43-year-old woman presents with acute onset unilateral facial weakness affecting the forehead and lower face. She cannot close her eye on the affected side and has hyperacusis. There are no other neurological signs. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Bell palsy

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Stroke

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Myasthenia gravis

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Multiple sclerosis relapse

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Trigeminal neuralgia

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Bell palsy

A 43-year-old woman presents with acute onset unilateral facial weakness affecting the forehead and lower face. She cannot close her eye on the affected side and has hyperacusis. There are no other neurological signs. What is the most likely diagnosis?