Pathology and surgery of bell's palsy: A report of 108 cases subjected to the ballance-duel operation
The majority of cases of Bell's palsy are due to ischaemia of the facial nerve near the stylomastoid foramen. Following lack of blood supply the nerve loses its power of conduction, and venous stasis arises with ensuing swelling of the nerve, which becomes secondarily compressed within the Fall...
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| Language: | English |
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Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
1954-12-01
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| Series: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1954000400003&lng=en&tlng=en |