Association between herpes simplex virus-1 infection and idiopathic unilateral facial paralysis in children and adolescents

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 468-469

  Khine, Hnin ^a   Mayers, Marguerite ^a   Avner, Jeffrey R ^a   Fox, Amy ^a   Herold, Betsy ^b   Goldman, David L ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bell palsy; facial paralysis; HSV 1

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HUMAN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADULT; BLOOD; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SALIVA; VIROLOGY;

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BELL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, VIRAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALIVA;

EID: 45849088114     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31816507c3     Document Type: Article

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