Posttraumatic facial nerve paralysis. Treatment options and strategies

Facial palsy is a socially incapacitating sequel to head injuries, occurring in 1.5% of such patients. This ugly aftermath of middle cranial base fractures is seen in 70% of transverse fractures and 30% of longitudinal petrosal fractures. A thorough knowledge on diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of...

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Main Authors: Keki E Turel, Nootan Kumar Sharma, Joy Verghese, Sanjeev Desai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2005-06-01
Series:The Indian Journal of Neurotrauma
Online Access:http://www.ijntonline.com/June05/abstracts/07.PDF

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