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Ultrasonography in Bell’s Palsy: seeing the nerve rather than trialing on the muscles

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  1. Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey

    Ahmad J. Abdulsalam, Pelin Analay, Bayram Kaymak, Murat Kara & Levent Özçakar

  2. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mubarak Alkabeer Hospital, Jabriya, Kuwait

    Ahmad J. Abdulsalam

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Abdulsalam, A.J., Analay, P., Kaymak, B. et al. Ultrasonography in Bell’s Palsy: seeing the nerve rather than trialing on the muscles. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 281, 3299–3300 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-024-08526-y

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