[Diagnostic studies of facial nerve function in bell's palsy (author's transl)].
In early Bell's Palsy the nerve excitability test (NET) still proves to be a very simple and reliable method for determining whether or not a decompression operation is necessary. However, two weeks after the onset of the paralysis, pathological findings in the NET may require verification by electromyography.
D001844:Bone Conduction; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D004432:Ear, Middle; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009463:Neuroma / Q000175:diagnosis
Apropos ohrenärztliche Diagnostik am Nervus facialis unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Bellschen Lähmung