Peripheral facial nerve palsy: How effective is rehabilitation?

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1118-1126

  Baricich, Alessio ^a   Cabrio, Claudio ^a   Paggio, Roberto ^a   Cisari, Carlo ^a   Aluffi, Paolo ^b  

^a Department of Health Sciences ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Facial palsy; Recovery; Rehabilitation treatment

Indexed keywords

FACIAL NERVE DISEASE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EXERCISE THERAPY; FACIAL NERVE DISEASES; FACIAL PARALYSIS; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84865587620     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e318264270e     Document Type: Review

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