CTAS 4. A 39-year-old has acute left facial weakness involving the forehead and mouth. There is hyperacusis and reduced taste. Limb strength, speech,

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CTAS 4. A 39-year-old has acute left facial weakness involving the forehead and mouth. There is hyperacusis and reduced taste. Limb strength, speech, and gait are normal. No vesicles are seen in the ear canal. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Bell palsy

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Ramsay Hunt syndrome

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Middle cerebral artery stroke

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Myasthenia gravis

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Trigeminal neuralgia

Bell palsy — RCPSC EM MCQ

CTAS 4. A 39-year-old has acute left facial weakness involving the forehead and mouth. There is hyperacusis and reduced taste. Limb strength, speech, and gait are normal. No vesicles are seen in the ear canal. What is the most likely diagnosis?