A rare case of pontomedullary infarction presenting with peripheral-type facial palsy

Auris Nasus Larynx

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 747-749

  Ahn, Seong Ki ^a   Hur, Dong Gu ^a   Jeon, Sea Yuong ^a   Park, Jung Je ^a   Kang, Hung Soo ^a   Park, Ki Jong ^a  

^a Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Facial paralysis; Infarction

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRAIN STEM INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DRUG RESPONSE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NYSTAGMOGRAPHY; NYSTAGMUS; PONS; VERTIGO;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN STEM INFARCTIONS; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FACIAL PARALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; PHOTOGRAPHY; PONS;

EID: 77955518993     PISSN: 03858146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2010.03.010     Document Type: Article

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