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Crocodile tear syndrome

The term "crocodile tears" is derived from the ancient belief that crocodiles weep after killing their victims. "crocodile tears syndrome," also known as Bogorad syndrome, is the shedding of tears while eating or drinking in patients recovering from Bell's Palsy. It is also referred to as gustatory lacrimation. The crocodile tears syndrome occurs most often following facial paralysis when nerve fibers destined for a salivary gland are damaged and by mistake regrow into a tear gland. Also called Bogorad's syndrome, gustatolacrimal reflex, paroxysmal lacrimation. The injection of botulinum toxin type A into the affected lacrimal glands of patients with gusto-lacrimal reflex is a simple, effective and safe treatment.