The prognostic value of facial nerve conduction velocity in patients with Bell's palsy

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 520-523

  Jori J ^a   Szekely L ^a   Kiss, J G ^a   Toth F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Bell's palsy; Facial nerve; Nerve conduction velocity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONEUROGRAPHY; FACIAL NERVE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE DEGENERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SYNKINESIS;

EID: 0344572799     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2273.1998.2360520.x     Document Type: Article

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