Bell's palsy as an early manifestation of acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 124-126

  Ozcakar L ^a   Akinci A ^a   Ozgocmen S ^b   Aksu, S ^a   Cetin E ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Bell's palsy; Magenitic resonance imaging; Physical therapy; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINASE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; DEXAMETHASONE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID; VINCRISTINE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CASE REPORT; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FACE DISORDER; FACIAL NERVE; FEVER; GINGIVA BLEEDING; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALAISE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOTHERAPY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; FACIAL NERVE DISEASE; FATALITY;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BELL PALSY; FACIAL NERVE DISEASES; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; STEROIDS;

EID: 0038014066     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00277-002-0594-9     Document Type: Article

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