Prognostic factors in patients with idiopathic facial paralysis (Bell's palsy): A prospective study

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Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 212-214

  Prim, M P ^a   De Diego, J I ^b   Sanz, O ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acyclovir; Bell's palsy; Facial paralysis; Maximal stimulation test; Prednisone; Prognostic factors

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROVOCATION TEST; SPAIN;

ACYCLOVIR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032867770     PISSN: 03011569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000027673     Document Type: Article

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