Facial Nerve Decompression for Facial Nerve Palsy with Temporal Bone Fracture: Analysis of 25 Cases
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Nam, Han Ga Wi
(Department of Neurosurgery, Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University)
Hwang, Hyung Sik (Department of Neurosurgery, Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University) Moon, Seung-Myung (Department of Neurosurgery, Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University) Shin, Il Young (Department of Neurosurgery, Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University) Sheen, Seung Hun (Department of Neurosurgery, Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University) Jeong, Je Hoon (Department of Neurosurgery, Bucheon Hospital, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University) |
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