Familial, alternating bell’s palsy with dominant inheritance

European Neurology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1990, Pages 310-313

  Hageman, G ^a   Ippel, P F ^b   Jansen, E N H ^a   Rozeboom, A R ^a  

^a MEDISCH SPECTRUM TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b Clinical Genetics Center Utrecht   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bell s palsy; Dominant inheritance; Facial nerve; Orbicularis oculi reflex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; ORBICULARIS OCULI MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PEDIGREE;

EID: 0025633521     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: 14219913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000117362     Document Type: Article

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