Study Evaluates Use of Corticosteroids and Antiviral Agents for Treatment of Bell Palsy

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Study Evaluates Use of Corticosteroids and Antiviral Agents for Treatment of Bell Palsy

Among patients with Bell Palsy, a facial paralysis with unknown cause, treatment with corticosteroids is associated with a reduced risk of an unsatisfactory recovery, and treatment with a combination of corticosteroids and antiviral agents may be associated with additional benefit, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis of previously published studies, reported in the September 2 issue of JAMA.

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Tags: Bell's Palsy, Paralysis, Facial Paralysis