Hemifacial spasm associated with external carotid artery compression of the facial nerve

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 110, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1081-1083

  Rakover, Yoseph ^a   Dharan, Muralee ^a   Rosen, Gabriel ^a  

^a HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Facial nerve; Hemifacial spasm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EXTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE SURGERY; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION;

EID: 0029848748     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215100135819     Document Type: Article

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