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Measurement of auditory brain stem potentials in bell's palsy
Author(s) -
Sha Eliahu,
Himelfarb Mordechai Z.,
Zikk Daniel
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-198502000-00017
Subject(s) - bell's palsy , palsy , pathological , medicine , audiology , facial paralysis , paralysis , neuroscience , peripheral , psychology , pathology , surgery , alternative medicine
Auditory brain stem potentials (ABP) were recorded in 27 patients with Bell's palsy during the early phase of the disease and 1‐3 months later. Pathological findings were observed in 6 patients, the dominant features being prolonged brain stem transmission time and diminished amplitude of the second wave. The extension of the pathological process in the so called idiopathic peripheral facial paralysis appears to vary. The observation of brain stem involvement in some patients with Bell's palsy may have important clinical implications.