Hypoglossal-facial nerve anastomosis: Dynamic insight into the cross-innervation phenomenon

Neurology

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 693-695

  Tankere F ^a,b   Bernat, I ^a   Vitte, E ^a   Lamas, G ^a   Bouche, P ^a   Fournier, E ^a,b   Soudant, J ^a   Willer, Jean Cloude ^a,b  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE INJURY; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; MALE; NERVE ANASTOMOSIS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINNERVATION;

EID: 17944392430     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000080361.85588.94     Document Type: Article

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