Bell's palsy before Bell: Cornelis stalpart van der Wiel's observation of Bell's palsy in 1683

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1235-1238

  Van De Graaf, Robert C ^a   Nicolai, Jean Philippe A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bell's Palsy; Facial Nerve; Facial nerve surgery; Facial Paralysis; History; Sir Charles Bell; Stalpart van der Wiel

Indexed keywords

BELL PALSY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOUTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BELL PALSY; ENGLAND; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PORTRAITS;

EID: 28144436976     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mao.0000194892.33721.f0     Document Type: Review

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