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WILLIAM H. SAUNDERS, MD

Arch Otolaryngol. 1963;78(1):85-90.

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Little is known about the cause of cranial nerve paralyses which do not arise from such obvious sources as trauma, tumor, or vascular accident. Usually they are called idiopathic. In any large series of laryngeal paralyses, for example, an idiopathic group always remains after those produced by recognized causes are counted. Sensory as well as motor nerves can be affected. Perhaps the most common of all idiopathic paralyses is Bell's palsy.

Paralysis of a cranial nerve often develops suddenly and in a patient who is otherwise perfectly well. Except for his isolated paralysis, such a patient may live in good health for many years. In many patients, the paralyses may be complete at first but clear partially or completely. There is no distinct age grouping; children and young adults are affected, as are old men and women. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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COLUMBUS, O

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Submitted for publication Feb 4, 1963.

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