Unusual case of post-traumatic lingual paraesthesia

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 157-158

  Tekeli, K M ^a   Agrawal, T ^a   Worrall, S F ^b  

^a StLuke's Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Base of skull; Basilar skull fracture; Lingual nerve; Spheoid bone

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FACE INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MAXILLA FRACTURE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARESTHESIA; SKULL BASE FRACTURE; TONGUE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; CRANIAL NERVE INJURIES; HUMANS; LINGUAL NERVE; MALE; PARESTHESIA; SKULL FRACTURE, BASILAR; SPHENOID BONE;

EID: 39049150400     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2007.02.010     Document Type: Article

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