Bell’s palsy misdiagnosis: characteristics of occult tumors causing facial paralysis
Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to report the incidence and clinical course of a series of patients who were misdiagnosed with Bell’s palsy and were eventually proven to have occult neoplasms. Methods Two hundred forty patients with unilateral facial paralysis who were assessed at the f...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-10-01
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Series: | Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40463-022-00591-9 |