Episodic facial paralysis due to temporal bone pneumocele: A case report

American Journal of Otology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 893-895

  Ivers, C R ^a   Roche, J ^b   Fagan, P ^a,c  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Episodic facial paralysis; Pneumocele; Temporal bone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PNEUMATOCELE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL BONE;

ADULT; BAROTRAUMA; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; TEMPORAL BONE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0029999959     PISSN: 01929763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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