Journal article
Polymerase Chain Reaction Amplification of Herpes Simplex Viral Dna from the Geniculate Ganglion of a Patient with Bell's Palsy
Annals of otology, rhinology & laryngology, Vol.103(10), pp.775-779
10/1994
DOI: 10.1177/000348949410301006
PMID: 7944168
Abstract
Bell's palsy is the most common cause of facial paralysis. In this study, we demonstrate the presence of herpes simplex viral type 1 (HSV-1) genomic DNA in the geniculate ganglion of a patient who had Bell's palsy. This association suggests that in this patient, HSV-1 may have caused Bell's palsy. If HSV-1 is a cause of Bell's palsy, treatment with acyclovir may be beneficial. Additional studies should be done to establish the prevalence of HSV-1 as an etiologic agent of Bell's palsy.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Polymerase Chain Reaction Amplification of Herpes Simplex Viral Dna from the Geniculate Ganglion of a Patient with Bell's Palsy
- Creators
- Robert C Burgess - Iowa City, IowaJames F Bale - Iowa City, IowaLeslie Michaels - London, EnglandRichard J. H Smith - Iowa City, Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Annals of otology, rhinology & laryngology, Vol.103(10), pp.775-779
- DOI
- 10.1177/000348949410301006
- PMID
- 7944168
- NLM abbreviation
- Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol
- ISSN
- 0003-4894
- eISSN
- 1943-572X
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications; Los Angeles, CA
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/1994
- Academic Unit
- Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Molecular Physiology and Biophysics; Anatomy and Cell Biology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Otolaryngology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984006408402771
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