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. 2021 Oct;17(4):604-606.
doi: 10.3988/jcn.2021.17.4.604.

Delayed Facial Palsy in a Patient With Varicella Zoster Virus Encephalitis

Jun Ho Lee  1 , Jaeho Kang  1 , Yeoung Deok Seo  1 , Hyung Chan Kim  1 , Kyong Jin Shin  2
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Delayed Facial Palsy in a Patient With Varicella Zoster Virus Encephalitis

Jun Ho Lee et al. J Clin Neurol. 2021 Oct.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Kyong Jin Shin, an assoicate editor of the Journal of Clinical Neurology, was not involved in the editorial evaluation or decision to publish this article. All remaining authors have declared no conflicts of interest.

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Fig. 1
Fig. 1. Facial NCS and blink reflex in the patient. A: A facial motor NCS revealed decreased compound motor action potentials and delayed distal latency on the right side. B: Ipsilateral R1 and R2 waves were normally induced, but the contralateral R2 wave was not induced by left supraorbital stimulation during the blink reflex test. C: Ipsilateral R1 and R2 waves were not induced and the contralateral R2 wave was normally induced by right supraorbital stimulation during the blink reflex test. NCS, nerve conduction study.
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