Electrical and transcranial magnetic stimulation in the diagnosis of facial palsy
T Lindke, A Lindke, C Scherf-Geschke, S Bunten, M Ebke, S Happe · Klinische Neurophysiologie · 2006 · Heft 03
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Electrical and transcranial magnetic stimulation in the diagnosis of facial palsy Lindke T1,2, Lindke A3, Scherf-Geschke C1, Ebke M2, Bunten S1, Happe S1 1Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2 Department of Neurology,3 Department of Internal Medicine, Klinikum-Bremen Ost/University of Göttingen, Germany Objective: Unilateral facial weakness is a common symptom and in 60–75% due to idiopathic peripheral facial nerve palsy, also known as Bell's palsy. Other causes can be acute viral infections, borreliosis, diabetes, pregnancy, trauma, tumors of the parotic gland, and other systemic diseases. Therapeutic decis…