Blink reflex recovery in facial weakness: An electrophysiologic study of adaptive changes

Neurology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 834-838

  Syed, N A ^c   Delgado, A ^b   Sandbrink, F ^a   Schulman, A E ^a   Hallett, M ^a   Floeter, M K ^a,b  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEPHAROSPASM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EYELID REFLEX; FACE MUSCLE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERNEURON; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE STIMULATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033541020     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.52.4.834     Document Type: Article

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