Bell's palsy: Treatment guidelines

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Murthy, J M K ^a   Saxena, Amrit B ^a  

^a CARE HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; PLACEBO; PREDNISOLONE; VALACICLOVIR;

ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; HUMAN; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 79960970327     PISSN: 09722327     EISSN: 19983549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.83092     Document Type: Article

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