title: Acute facial paralysis: evaluation and early management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical College, New York 10021.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Selesnick
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Patwardhan
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D004568:Electrodiagnosis; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D020220:Facial Nerve Injuries; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D016697:Herpes Zoster Oticus / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000150:complications; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000293:injuries; D013997:Time Factors; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications