Post-traumatic hemifacial spasm

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 681-683

  Wang, Hung Chen ^a   Lu, Cheng Hsien ^a   Lee, Reng Jye ^a   Yang, Tzu Ming ^a   Hung, Kuo Sheng ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Brain stem haemorrhage; Facial nucleus; Head injury; Hemifacial spasm

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMATOMA; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DROWSINESS; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HEAD INJURY; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE EXCITABILITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; FRONTAL LOBE; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMANS; MALE; TEMPORAL LOBE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33746006230     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2005.10.006     Document Type: Article

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