| Literature DB >> 2216996 |
Abstract
This report describes a case of facial nerve palsy following barotitis media sustained at shallow depth. The neuropraxia is likely to have been due to the direct effect of pressure, facilitated by a congenital hiatus in the bony canal protecting the facial nerve in the middle ear.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID： 2216996 PMCID： PMC2429616 DOI： 10.1136/pgmj.66.776.465
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Postgrad Med J ISSN： 0032-5473 Impact factor: 2.401