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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2010-12-01
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Series: | Dental Hypotheses |
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Online Access: | http://www.dentalhypotheses.com/index.php/dhj/article/view/18 |