Association of Bell's Palsy with Hepatitis E Virus Infection: A Rare Entity

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology

Volumn 2 1, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 88-90

  Jha, Ashish K ^a   Nijhawan, Sandeep ^a   Nepalia, Subhash ^a   Suchismita, Arya ^a  

^a SMS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Bell's palsy; Facial nerve palsy; Hepatitis E virus infection

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN GLUCURONIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; HEPATITIS E; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84859853299     PISSN: 09736883     EISSN: 22133453     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0973-6883(12)60082-6     Document Type: Article

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