The use of nerve conduction studies in determining the short term outcome of Bell's palsy

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 69-78

  Prakash, Kumar M ^a   Raymond, A A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Bell's palsy; Facial nerve degeneration; Nerve conduction studies; Short term outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACIAL NERVE DISEASE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE DEGENERATION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BELL PALSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEURAL CONDUCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0041520645     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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