Bell's palsy before Bell: Evert Jan Thomassen Thuessink and idiopathic peripheral facial paralysis

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 123, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1193-1198

  Van De Graaf, R C ^a   Ijpma, F F A ^b   Nicolai, J P A ^a   Werker, P M N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bell's Palsy; Facial Nerve; Facial Paralysis; History

Indexed keywords

BELL PALSY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLD EXPOSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HISTORY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC PERIPHERAL FACIAL PARALYSIS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PERIPHERAL PARALYSIS; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; THEORY; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

BELL PALSY; FACIAL PARALYSIS; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 70450237163     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215109990454     Document Type: Review

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