What nerves can be affected with viral infection?

A friend of mine had a viral infection and now she cant move muscles on her right side of face. In addition she has a loss of taste and dry mouth and can't close her right eye. What is the physiology behind this?

There are twelve pairs of cranial nerves in the brain. This virus sounds like it has affected cranial nerve # 7- the Facial Nerve which controls most facial expressions, secretion of tears and saliva and also cranial nerve # 3- the Oculomotor nerve which controls eyelid and eyeball movement. Sounds like Bell's Palsy. This is a temporary infliction and will wear off as the infection clears up

google Bell's palsy: that's what it is. Seventh cranial nerve paralysis.

I had just read about this virus...
I cannot recall what type it is, something to do with bell's palsey that can be caused by a serious virus.

Look on Wrongdiagnosis.com
there you can research this .

There is a symptom checker area where you can type in the symptoms and it will lead you to all possibilities.

I hope your friend recovers.
This is serious.
I as well have had a serious virus this year and am still effected neurologically. Having serious twitches and parethesias (nerve pain)...
The best corse of treatment for this type of viral infection is antiviral meds.
Hope you are there to keep helping!
You have a great heart to be concerned and wanting to research this.

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