Immediate Postoperative Bell's Palsy: Viral Etiology or Post-Traumatic Phenomena?

Introduction: Bell’s palsy is a sudden unilateral paralysis of the facial nerve. Postoperative Bell’s palsy following surgery is rare. It occurs in less than 1% of operations. The hypothesis: We premise that the main cause of immediate postoperative Bell's palsy is latent herpes viruses (herpes...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Ghasem Shams, Mohammad Hosein Kalantar Motamedi, Ahmad Sadidi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-12-01
Series:Dental Hypotheses
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Online Access:http://www.dentalhypotheses.com/index.php/dhj/article/view/18