Traumatic facial diplegia and horner syndrome: Case report

European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 425-429

  Roth, Jonathan ^a   Toaff, Jacob S ^a   Margalit, Nevo ^a   Salame, Khalil ^a  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Facial diplegia; Horner syndrome; Skull base fracture

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547851582     PISSN: 18639933     EISSN: 16153146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00068-007-6913-z     Document Type: Article

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