Otogenic facial nerve palsy
Specialist Quarterly. 1997; 13 (3): 259-62
in English
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| ID: emr-47002
ABSTRACT
To study the various otogenic conditions responsible for facial nerve palsy in all age groups. Design:
It is a retrospective study completed in three years. Settings Department of E. N. T., King Edward Medical College and Mayo Hospital, Lahore.Subjects:
We studied twenty two patients with facial nerve paralysis and cause was somehow related with ear. Otological Trauma was found to be the commonest cause [41%]. Inflammatory pathologies were responsible for 36% cases and malignant tumours in 23% cases. Otological conditions must be thoroughly looked in every patient with lower motor neuron type of facial nerve palsy
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Otolaryngology
/
Facial Nerve
/
Facial Nerve Diseases
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Specialist Q.
Year:
1997
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