A 34-year-old man presents to the emergency department 20 hours after waking with drooping of the right side of his face. He has been drooling and notes mild discomfort behind the right ear. He is healthy, takes no medications, and has no allergies or diabetes. On examination, he cannot wrinkle the right forehead or fully close the right eye, and the right nasolabial fold is flattened. Otoscopy is normal with no vesicles in the ear canal or on the pinna, hearing is intact, and there is no vertigo, rash, limb weakness, or other cranial nerve deficit.
| Heart rate | 72/min |
| Respiratory rate | 14/min |
| Temperature | 36.8 °C |
| O2 saturation | 98%, room air |
| Blood pressure | 124/78 mm Hg |
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