Facial weakness - can the person smile normally?

However, aside from slight bilateral facial weakness the patient showed a relatively normal neurological examination with normal motor and sensory nerve conduction.

Symptoms can include occipital neuralgia, ataxia, nystagmus, gaze palsy, facial weakness and vomiting.

The risks include: hearing loss, tinnitus, dizziness, facial weakness, spinal fluid leak, and various infections.

In addition, lesions of the internal auditory canal may be associated with facial weakness on the same side.