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L J Vanopdenbosch1, K Verhoeven, J W Casselman.
Abstract
Bell's palsy is an idiopathic facial palsy of the peripheral type. A herpes virus is the most likely mechanism. We report a patient with the often encountered combination of a facial palsy with ipsilateral sensory changes. Magnetic resonance imaging showed had contrast enhancement in the greater petrosal nerve. Viral spread through anatomical connections could be an explanation for the association of facial palsy with numbness.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15965217 PMCID: PMC1739721 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2004.043059
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry ISSN: 0022-3050 Impact factor: 10.154