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1Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Communicative Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America
|June 1, 1996
Abstract:
Many issues involving the diagnosis and treatment of facial nerve disorders continue to engender controversy and debate. This article examines the theory that Bell's palsy is a herpes simplex neuritis and proposes facial nerve decompression for recurrent palsies. The contemporary management of herpes zoster oticus, temporal bone fractures, otogenic facial paralysis, and hemifacial spasm is reviewed.