Decompression for Bell's palsy: Why I don't do it

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 259, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 40-47

  Adour, Kedar K ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bell's palsy; Decompression, surgical; Facial paralysis; Herpes viridae infections

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; PREDNISONE;

BELL PALSY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTRONYSTAGMOGRAPHY; FACIAL NERVE; HUMAN; NERVE COMPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036170434     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00007528     Document Type: Review

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