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Bell Palsy and Herpes Simplex Virus:Identification of Viral DNA in Endoneurial Fluid and Muscle
Ann Int Med 124:27-30, 631996., Murakami,S.,et al, 1996
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Article Abstract
Herpes simplex virus type 1 genomes were detected in 11 of 14 patients (79%)with Bell palsy but not in patients with the Ramsay-Hunt syndrome or in other controls.The nucleotide sequences of the PCR fragments were identical to those of the HSV-1 genome.Herpes simplex virus type 1 is the major etiologic agent in Bell palsy.
 
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