Legionnaires' Disease with Facial Nerve Palsy [PDF]
Case Reports in Medicine, 2011 Legionnaires' disease is primarily a pneumonic process caused byLegionella pneumophilia, a gram-negative aerobic bacillus but also has multiple system involvement. The most common manifestation is encephalopathy suggesting a generalized brain dysfunction but focal neurological manifestations have been reported.
Salwa Mohamed Ahmed +2 more
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A rise in facial nerve palsies during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic [PDF]
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology, 2020 AbstractObjectiveAn increase in spontaneous lower motor neuron facial nerve (VIIth cranial nerve) palsies was seen during the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 outbreak in our emergency clinic. This led us to perform a single-centre cohort review.MethodsA retrospective review was conducted of VIIth cranial nerve palsies from January to ...
Zammit, M, Markey, A, Webb, C
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Facial nerve electrodiagnostics for patients with facial palsy : a clinical practice guideline [PDF]
, 2020 Purpose Facial nerve electrodiagnostics is a well-established and important tool for decision making in patients with facial nerve diseases.
Ferlito, Alfio +11 more
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Facial onset sensory and motor neuronopathy: new cases, cognitive changes and pathophysiology [PDF]
, 2020 Purpose of review To improve our clinical understanding of facial onset sensory and motor neuronopathy (FOSMN). Recent findings We identified 29 new cases and 71 literature cases, resulting in a cohort of 100 patients with FOSMN.
Al-Chalabi, Ammar +26 more
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Features of Facial Asymmetry Following Incomplete Recovery from Facial Paralysis [PDF]
, 2010 PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to investigate peculiar patterns of facial asymmetry following incomplete recovery from facial paralysis that require optimal physical therapy for effective facial rehabilitation, and to decrease the incidence of ...
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Facial nerve palsy: Analysis of cases reported in children in a suburban hospital in Nigeria [PDF]
, 2013 Aim: The study describes the epidemiology, treatment, and treatment outcomes of the 10 cases of facial nerve palsy seen in children managed at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile‑Ife over a 10 year period.
Arobieke, RI +4 more
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Cranial neuralgias: from physiopathology to pharmacological treatment [PDF]
, 2008 Cranial neuralgias are paroxysmal painful disorders of the head characterised by some shared features such as unilaterality of symptoms, transience and recurrence of attacks, superficial and "shock-like" quality of pain and the presence of triggering ...
BILO, LEONILDA +4 more
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Otolaryngologic symptoms in multiple sclerosis: a review [PDF]
, 2018 Many symptoms of multiple sclerosis may affect the ear, nose and throat. The most common otolaryngologic symptoms of multiple sclerosis are speech disorders, followed by sleep disorders, vertigo and disequilibrium, dysphagia, smell alterations, and ...
BALLA, MARIA PAOLA +7 more
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Trigeminal neuralgia: new classification and diagnostic grading for practice and research [PDF]
, 2016 Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is an exemplary condition of neuropathic facial pain. However, formally classifying TN as neuropathic pain based on the grading system of the International Association for the Study of Pain is complicated by the requirement of ...
CRUCCU, Giorgio +8 more
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Dosimetric Analysis of Neural and Vascular Structures in Skull Base Tumors Treated with Stereotactic Radiosurgery. [PDF]
, 2017 Objective To examine the relationship between the prescribed target dose and the dose to healthy neurovascular structures in patients with vestibular schwannomas treated with stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS).
Bhatt, Jay M +6 more
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