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07/2009; 93(s386):206-208.
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ABSTRACT: The possible association of some viral infections with the onset of Bell's palsy was examined in a study of 142 patients. The number of probable recent viral infections, as judged by increase in antibody titers or presence of IgM antibodies, did not differ statistically from that found in a sex- and age-matched control group. However, a higher prevalence of herpes simplex virus (HSV) antibodies was found in the patient group with both a complement-fixation (CF) test and a radioimmunoassay (RIA). Moreover, titers of HSV CF antibodies and antibodies against HSV envelope antigens (RIA) were higher in the patient group. The possibility of reactivated HSV infection and transient demyelination of the facial nerve being causatively associated with Bell's palsy is discussed.
Archives of otolaryngology (Chicago, Ill.: 1960) 03/1981; 107(2):79-81.
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ABSTRACT: The present investigation of a retrospective series of patients with tongue cancers aimed at assessing the results of various treatment principles. We suggest that surgery must be taken into account particularly when large primary tumors as well as palpable regional nodes are found. Because of the unpredictable metastasis behavior, even in cases of small primary tumors without clinical evidence of regional spread, the potential risk of regional microdeposits must always be suspected. Therefore, irradiation of the neck field with fractionated doses of 5,000 rad, alone or in combination with surgery should be considered in all patients with tongue cancers.
ORL 02/1981; 43(1):50-5. · 0.91 Impact Factor
