The Utility of Facial Nerve Ultrasonography in Bell’s Palsy

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States)

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2020, Pages 186-192

  Baek, Seol Hee ^a   Kim, Yoo Hwan ^b   Kwon, Ye Ji ^a   Sung, Joo Hye ^a   Son, Myeong Hun ^a   Lee, Jung Hun ^a   Kim, Byung Jo ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Hallym University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bell s palsy; cranial nerve; facial nerve; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORNEAL REFLEX TEST; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; CRANIAL NERVE; DE LANGE SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL ASSAY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE ULTRASONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE TWITCH; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BELL PALSY; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85077362897     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: 10976817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0194599819896298     Document Type: Article

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