Herpes Simplex Virus-1 and Bell's Palsy

J Gordon Millichap

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-22-5-9

Pediatric Neurology Briefs (May 2008)

Herpes Simplex Virus-1 and Bell's Palsy

J Gordon Millichap

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J Gordon Millichap: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-22-5-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 22, no. 5
pp. 39 – 40

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The association between herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) infection and Bell palsy was determined in 47 children studied at Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, NY. Swabs of saliva and conjunctiva were taken for PCR testing.

Published in Pediatric Neurology Briefs

ISSN: 1043-3155 (Print); 2166-6482 (Online)
Publisher: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Pediatrics; Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry: Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system
Website: https://pediatricneurologybriefs.com

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