<prompt> Which one of the following statements truly represents Bells paralysis?Facial nerve paralysis and contralateral HemiparesisCombined paralysis of the facial, trigeminal and abducens nervesIdiopathic ipsilateral paralysis of the facial nerveFacial nerve paralysis with uveitis and parotid enlargement  <response>: c Bells palsy is idiopathic LMN palsy of facial nerve causing ipsilateral paralysis of face.Ref. Scott Brown, 6th ed., 1400Ipsilateral Facial nerve paralysis and contralateral Hemiparesis along with ipsilateral VI nerve palsy constitutes Millard Gubler syndrome. It is a form of crossed hemiplegia, as the paralysis of muscles controlled by the facial nerve occurs on the same side as the lesion, while the hemiplegia of muscles below the neck occurs on the opposite side from the lesionIn Bells palsy facial palsy may be associated with other cranial nerve neuropathies which are Vth, VIIIth, IXth and Xth.Facial nerve paralysis with uveitis and parotid enlargement constitutes Heerfordts syndrome. 