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Recurrent Facial Palsy as an Initial Presentation of Cardiac Myxoma
Facial palsy in childhood may result from a variety of diseases. However, it rarely presents initially as cardiac myxoma. In this article, we report on a 12-year-old boy who suffered from recurrent facial palsy as the initial clinical manifestation, which resolved spontaneously within several days of hospital admission. The predisposing factor of the symptom was physical exercise. Brain magneti...
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OBJECTIVE The dehiscent facial nerve canal has been well documented in histopathological studies of temporal bones as well as in clinical setting. We describe clinical and radiologic features of a child with recurrent facial nerve palsy and dehiscent facial nerve canal. METHODS Retrospective chart review. RESULTS A 5-year-old male was referred to the otolaryngology clinic for evaluation of ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: THE JOURNAL OF JAPAN SOCIETY FOR CLINICAL ANESTHESIA
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0285-4945,1349-9149
DOI: 10.2199/jjsca.18.370