Bilateral facial nerve palsy: Four case reports

ORL

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 227-229

  Arias, Gloria ^a   Nogués, Julio ^a   Mañós, Manuel ^a   Amilibia, Emilio ^a   Dicenta, Manuel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bell's palsy; Bilateral facial nerve palsy; Guillain Barre syndrome; Lyme disease; Myeloproliferative disorders; Refractory anemia with excess of blasts; Tuberculoid leprosy

Indexed keywords

DAPSONE; PREDNISONE; RIFAMPICIN; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; LYME DISEASE; MALE; MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY ANEMIA; TUBERCULOID LEPROSY;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA, REFRACTORY, WITH EXCESS OF BLASTS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPROSY, TUBERCULOID; LYME DISEASE; MALE; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY;

EID: 0031810877     PISSN: 03011569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000027599     Document Type: Article

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