Bell`s palsy complicating pregnancy.

Neurosciences (Riyadh)

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, PO Box 35, Al-Khod 123, Muscat, Oman. Tel. +968 515761. Fax. +968 513419. E-mail:

Published: April 2005

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