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. 1977 Apr;40(4):342–350. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.40.4.342

Delayed facial palsy after head injury.

K Puvanendran, M Vitharana, P K Wong
PMCID: PMC492701  PMID: 301556

Abstract

Where facial palsy follows head injury after many days, the mechanism is not clear, and there has been no detailed study on this condition. In this prospective study, an attempt is made to estimate this complication of head injury, and to study its pathogenesis, natural history, prognosis, and sequelae which differ markedly from Bell's palsy. It has a much worse prognosis and so surgical decompression should be considered early in this condition.

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