The phenomenon of the late recovered Bell's palsy: Treatment options to improve facial symmetry

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1466-1471

  Bulstrode, Neil W ^a,b   Harrison, Douglas H ^a,b  

^a Mount Vernon Hospital ^*

^b MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; BLEPHAROSPASM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EYELID RECONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATE RECOVERED BELL PALSY; MALE; ORBICULARIS OCULI MUSCLE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF EVALUATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; BELL PALSY; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; SELF CONCEPT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 18044397509     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000160265.18780.1C     Document Type: Article

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