Effect of delayed decompression after early steroid treatment on facial function of patients with facial paralysis

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 179-184

  Kim, Jin ^a   Moon, In Seok ^b   Lee, Won Sang ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Decompression; Facial nerve

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; PREDNISOLONE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EARLY INTERVENTION; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; NERVE FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; THERAPY DELAY; THERAPY EFFECT; TIME PERCEPTION; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DRUG EFFECTS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FACIAL NERVE INJURIES; FACIAL PARALYSIS; HERPES ZOSTER OTICUS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NERVE REGENERATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREMEDICATION; PROCEDURES; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ACYCLOVIR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FACIAL NERVE INJURIES; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER OTICUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE REGENERATION; PREDNISOLONE; PREMEDICATION; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75449090262     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: 16512553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016480902896154     Document Type: Article

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