Acute onset of facial nerve palsy associated with Lyme disease in a 6-year-old child

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 572-574

  Siwula, Joy M ^b   Mathieu, Gregory ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bell's palsy; Facial nerve palsy; Lyme disease

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; BELL PALSY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FACE MUSCLE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LYME DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; BELL PALSY; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FACIAL MUSCLES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LYME DISEASE;

EID: 0036877177     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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