Bell’s facial nerve palsy in pregnancy: a clinical review

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 409-415

  Hussain, Ahsen ^a,c   Nduka, Charles ^a   Moth, Philippa ^b   Malhotra, Raman ^a  

^a QUEEN VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MAIDSTONE AND TUNBRIDGE WELLS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

corticosteroid; facial; nerve; palsy; paralysis; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; STEROID;

BELL PALSY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE; POPULATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); COMPLICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTOR; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; BELL PALSY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85019015965     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443615.2016.1256973     Document Type: Review

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