Neuro-Behçet's syndrome may present with peripheral paresis of the facial nerve

Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 59-61

  Tsirogianni, Efrosini S ^b   Hatzitolios, Apostolos I ^a,b   Savopoulos, Christos G ^b   Baltatzi, Maria S ^b   Apostolopoulou, Martha I ^b   Magripli, Chrisanthi M ^b   Dimitrakoudi, Evagelia Th ^b  

^a AHEPA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; NEURO BEHCET DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BEHCET SYNDROME; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FACIAL NERVE DISEASES; FACIAL PARALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 2442684066     PISSN: 10859489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1085-9489.2004.009203.x     Document Type: Letter

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