Prognosis of Bell's palsy in children - Analysis of 29 cases

Brain and Development

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 504-508

  Chen, Wen Xiong ^a   Wong, Virginia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bell's palsy; Children; Facial nerve; Mycoplasma infection; Recurrent Bell's palsy; Steroid; Virus infection

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BELL PALSY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; PAROTITIS; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEROID THERAPY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VIRUS EXAMINATION;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BELL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STEROIDS;

EID: 25644444401     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2005.01.002     Document Type: Article

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