Symptom: Lack of facial expression

Lack of facial expression: Face without normal facial expressions (flat affect)
Introduction: An absence of expression on the face is medically called "flat affect". In many cases, the face mirrors the underlying emotions, and the person has limited emotions or various emotional or psychological disorders.

Also possible are physical disorders of the face that limit the ability of the face to show emotion. For example, the partial facial paralysis from Bell's palsy may reduce a person's ability to smile.

Detailed cause information for symptom: Lack of facial expression:

Possible causes of symptom: Lack of facial expression (28 conditions)

Medical conditions causing symptom: Lack of facial expression (9 conditions)

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Symptoms related to Lack of facial expression: smile symptoms (10), face symptoms (165), expression symptoms, facial paralysis (10)
Lack of facial expression type of: Face symptoms (165), Expressions (16), Smile symptoms (10)
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Possible causes of symptom: Lack of facial expression: The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Lack of facial expression as a symptom. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

Facial disorders - certain disorders of the face may limit expressions.
Psychological, mental and emotional disorders
- Depressive disorders - can be reasonably common causes of flat affect.
- Depression
- Major depressive disorder (type of Depressive disorders)
- Suicidal ideation - i.e. a morbid preoccupation with suicide or death.
Other less common psychological disorders with flat affect include:
- Autistic disorder
- Asperger syndrome
Physical disorders (type of Non-genetic diseases)
- Certain neurological disorders
- Parkinson's disease
- Scleroderma
- Hepatolenticular degeneration - from Wilson's disease
- Wilson's disease
Certain drugs
See also smile symptoms, facial paralysis, facial weakness or other facial symptoms

Conditions listing symptoms: Lack of facial expression: The following list of conditions have 'Lack of facial expression' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

A

Asperger syndrome ... few facial expressions

B

Bell's Palsy ... loss of facial expression

Binswanger's Disease ... lack of facial expression

M

Meningitis ... staring expression

Meningococcal disease ... staring expression

Mobius syndrome ... lack of facial expression

Myasthenia Gravis ... flat expression, facial expression difficulty

P

Parkinson's Disease ... fixed facial expression

V

Viral meningitis ... staring expression

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