Facial nerve outcomes after middle fossa decompression for bell's palsy

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 513-518

  Cannon, Richard B ^a   Gurgel, Richard K ^a   Warren, Frank M ^b   Shelton, Clough ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bell's palsy; Facial nerve decompression; Long term outcomes; Middle cranial fossa; Poor prognosis; Surgical criteria

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; BELL PALSY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FACIAL NERVE; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; INNER EAR; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE CRANIAL FOSSA; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BELL PALSY; CRANIAL FOSSA, MIDDLE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; EAR, INNER; FACIAL NERVE; GENICULATE GANGLION; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84923700572     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000000513     Document Type: Article

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