Corticosteroids for Bell's palsy (idiopathic facial paralysis)

2016385 citationsReviewbronze Open Access

Authors

Vishnu Madhok · University of Dundee

Ildikó Gágyor · University of Göttingen

Fergus Daly · Frontier Agriculture (United Kingdom)

Dhruvashree Somasundara · University of Dundee

Michael Sullivan · University of Edinburgh

Fiona Gammie · University of Dundee

Frank Sullivan ·

Abstract

The available moderate- to high-quality evidence from randomised controlled trials showed significant benefit from treating Bell's palsy with corticosteroids.

Topics & Keywords

Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Ear Surgery and Otitis Media

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volume 2016, Issue 7, pp. CD001942-CD001942

DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd001942.pub5

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