Reversible facial nerve palsy secondary to nasal continuous positive airway pressure

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 550-551

  Maffei, Gianfranco ^a,c   Magaldi, Luciano ^b   Cassano, Pasquale ^b   Cassano, Michele ^b   Cella, Adolfo ^a   Magaldi, Rosario ^a  

^a Foggia Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (NCPAP); Neonatal facial palsy

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

APGAR SCORE; CASE REPORT; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FACIAL NERVE INJURY; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; GAS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION; LETTER; MALE; NEWBORN; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; FACIAL NERVE INJURIES; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MALE; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 55749094169     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 16193997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2008.098     Document Type: Letter

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