Bell's Palsy: Clinical Analysis of 372 Cases and Review of Related Literature

European Neurology

Volumn 77, Issue 3-4, 2017, Pages 168-172

  Zhao, Hua ^a   Zhang, Xin ^a   Tang, Yin Da ^a   Zhu, Jin ^a   Wang, Xu Hui ^a   Li, Shi Ting ^a  

^a XINHUA HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Bell's palsy; Epidemiology; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; COMORBIDITY ASSESSMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOUDNESS RECRUITMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OTALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; TASTE DISORDER; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENT DISEASE;

AGED; BELL PALSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 85010892506     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: 14219913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000455073     Document Type: Article

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