Differential diagnosis of facial nerve palsy

Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 115-120

  James, D Geraint ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bell's palsy; Borreliosis; HIV; HTLV 1; Melkersson rosenthal; Neurosarcoidosis; Tangier barotrauma

Indexed keywords

BAROTRAUMA; BELL PALSY; BORRELIA INFECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; INJURY; LYME DISEASE; MELKERSSON ROSENTHAL SYNDROME; METABOLIC DISORDER; NEOPLASM; PAROTID GLAND DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS; SHORT SURVEY; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; TANGIER DISEASE; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HTLV-I INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LYME DISEASE; MALE; MELKERSSON-ROSENTHAL SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; TANGIER DISEASE; UVEOPAROTID FEVER;

EID: 0030826739     PISSN: 11240490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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