Delayed facial palsy after acoustic neuroma resection: The role of viral reactivation

American Journal of Otology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 625-629

  Gianoli, Gerard J ^b   Kartush, Jack M ^a  

^a MICHIGAN EAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic neuroma; Herpes zoster oticus; Reactivation

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; DEXAMETHASONE;

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER OTICUS; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HERPESVIRIDAE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE;

EID: 0030016615     PISSN: 01929763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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