Immunologic abnormalities and surgical experiences in recurrent facial nerve paralysis

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 772-778

  Yetiser, Sertac ^a   Satar, Bulent ^a   Kazkayasi, Mustafa ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Extended subtotal decompression of the facial nerve; Immune mediated disease; Melkersson Rosenthal syndrome; Recurrent facial paralysis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; STEROID; VITAMIN B GROUP;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE EDEMA; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MELKERSSON ROSENTHAL SYNDROME; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TONGUE DISEASE;

EID: 0036733059     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129492-200209000-00027     Document Type: Article

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