Preoperative facial nerve studies predict paresis following cerebellopontine angle surgery

American Journal of Otology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 446-451

  Catalano, Peter J ^a   Post, Kalmon D ^a   Sen, Chandranath ^a   Simpson, David ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebellopontine angle tumor; Facial paresis; Nerve dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PONS ANGLE TUMOR; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL RISK; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; BLINKING; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CEREBELLOPONTINE ANGLE; EAR, INNER; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0029790546     PISSN: 01929763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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