Hemifacial spasm-conservative and surgical treatment options;Hemispasmus facialis: Konservative und operative Therapieoptionen

Deutsches Arzteblatt International

Volumn 109, Issue 41, 2012, Pages 667-673

  Rosenstengel, Christian ^a   Matthes, Marc ^a   Baldauf, Jörg ^a   Fleck, Steffen ^a   Schroeder, Henry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICINE GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; HEMIFACIAL SPASM;

EID: 84899772806     PISSN: 18660452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2012.0667     Document Type: Article

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