Facial nerve function after cerebellopontine angle surgery and prognostic value of intraoperative facial nerve monitoring: A critical evaluation

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 102-106

  Magliulo, Giuseppe ^a,b   Zardo, Francesco ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MONITORING; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE SURGERY; PONS ANGLE; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031953177     PISSN: 01960709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0709(98)90103-X     Document Type: Article

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