Bilateral simultaneous facial nerve palsy: Clinical analysis in seven cases

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 397-400

  Kim, Young Ho ^a,f   Choi, Ik Joon ^b   Kim, Hyoung Mi ^b   Ban, Jae Ho ^c   Cho, Chang Hyun ^d   Ahn, Joong Ho ^e  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^f Seoul National University Boramae Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bell's palsy; Bilateral simultaneous facial nerve palsy; Infectious mononucleosis; Varicella zoster virus

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; DEXAMETHASONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; VALACICLOVIR;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; BELL PALSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERPES ZOSTER OTICUS; HUMAN; MALE; MONONUCLEOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RATING SCALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BELL PALSY; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 41349119439     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3181656998     Document Type: Review

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