LOWER MOTOR NEURON FACIAL PALSY (BELL'S PALSY) TREATMENT THROUGH UNANI MEDICINE – A CASE STUDY

Lower motor neuron facial palsy is commonest paralytic disorder. In which the facial nerve affect outside of brain and result into weakness or paralysis of entire half or one side paralysis of facial muscles. In this type of facial paralysis whole face affected one side. Usually this disease consider as self-limiting, But it may vary according the time limit. Commonly its idiopathic in nature but some pathological conditions may be associated with other disease. i.e. Viral infection eg. Herpes simplex and poliomyelitis, traumatic conditions. i.e. fracture of skull bas and fracture of temporal bone, tumors of facial nerve, and some auto immune conditions. In this case study we treat the lower motor neuron type facial paralysis which is idiopathic in nature, and treated by Unani medicine after the one month of its onset.