House-Brackmann and Yanagihara grading scores in relation to electroneurographic results in the time course of Bell's palsy

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 783-789

  Engström, Mats ^a   Jonsson, Lars ^a   Grindlund, Margareta ^a   Stålberg, Erik ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Collateral sprouting; Facial nerve; Nerve degeneration; Nerve regeneration; Neurapraxia; Prognostication

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRONEUROGRAPHY; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE REGENERATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0031758684     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016489850182440     Document Type: Article

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