My friends daughter is having unusual symtoms. She was in the park and told her Mom it hurt to smile. Her eye looked droopy and she felt too weak to walk. She is currently in the hospital and they ve run a bunch of tests that are all coming back negative. She now has spiked a fever and her face is twitching. Please help
Hello, Thanks for writing to us. Bells palsy is a sudden weakness or paralysis on one side of the face that makes it hard for a person to move the mouth, nose, or eyelid and can make that side of the face Chat Doctor.  It occurs when one of the facial nerves is not functioning properly, often after a virus. There isn't a specific test for Bells palsy, so to eliminate other possible causes, your doctor will evaluate how long it took for the symptoms to develop and where the weakness or paralysis is. Most people recover fully within 1 to 3 months, whether the condition is treated. Making sure your child eats well and gets plenty of sleep are important to healing. With a little patience, and some extra doses of love and support from you, your child will be feeling better very soon.