Facial diplejia in Angolan adults

Authors

  • Francisca de las Nieves Santisteban Aguilera Hospital Provincial Docente "Saturnino Lora"
  • Heberto García Nápoles Hospital Provincial Docente Clinicoquirúrgico “Manuel Ascunce Domenech”, Camagϋey, Cuba.
  • Yanet Victoria Florián Santisteban Policlínico Docente “28 de Septiembre”, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.

Keywords:

facial diplejia, Guillain-Barré syndrome, sarcoidosis, fractures of skull base.

Abstract

Three case reports of patients with facial diplejia, assisted in "Dr. Agostinho Neto" Emergency Service in the Provincial Hospital from the People’s Republic of Angola, where Cuban medical staff worked are presented.  In spite of having scarcity of all the necessary material resources, the early diagnosis of this change allowed the appropriate evaluation and the opportune treatment of those patients affected.  

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Published

2015-08-11

How to Cite

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Santisteban Aguilera F de las N, García Nápoles H, Florián Santisteban YV. Facial diplejia in Angolan adults. MEDISAN [Internet]. 2015 Aug. 11 [cited 2025 Jun. 3];19(8). Available from: https://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/408

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 8 (2015): MEDISAN

Section

Case Reports

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