title: On the pathogenesis of Bell's palsy.
abstract: The data obtained from the anatomical study of the Fallopian canal, the intraoperative evoked electromyography and the histopathological evaluation of specimens from the greater petrosal nerve support the entrapment neuropathy concept in Bell's palsy.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004576:Electromyography; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009186:Myelin Sheath / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000150:complications