Surgical decompression in Bell's palsy - Our viewpoint

Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 198-203

  Grewal, D S ^a   Hathiram, Bachi T ^a   Walvekar, Rohan ^a   Mohorikar, Alok V ^a   Shroff, Minal ^a   Bahal, N K ^a  

^a BYL NAIR CHARITABLE HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Bell's palsy; Open window effect; Tertiary ischaemia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASODILATOR AGENT; XANITOL NICOTINIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; BIOPSY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EXERCISE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; MIDDLE EAR; MYRINGOTOMY; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; NERVE SHEATH; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THEORY;

EID: 0036666883     PISSN: 00195421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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