Delayed Facial Palsy after Vestibular Schwannoma Resection: Clinical Data and Prognosis

Journal of Otolaryngology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 400-404

  Magliulo, Giuseppe ^a,b   D'Amico, Raffaello ^a   Di Cello, Pierfrancesco ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Complications; Delayed facial palsy; Vestibular schwannoma surgery

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADULT; AGED; CONVALESCENCE; DETERIORATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; VIRUS REACTIVATION;

EID: 1542378773     PISSN: 03816605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2003.13968     Document Type: Review

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