For Bell's palsy, start steroids early; no need for an antiviral

dc.contributor.author	Vargish, Lisa	eng
dc.contributor.author	Schumann, Sarah-Anne	eng
dc.contributor.author	Ewigman, Bernard	eng
dc.contributor.other	Family Physicians Inquiries Network	eng
dc.date.issued	2008	eng
dc.description.abstract	A 10-day course of corticosteroids (prednisolone 25 mg twice daily) started within 72 hours significantly improves the chances of complete recovery. There is no added benefit from acyclovir. Stength of recommendation: A: Based on a large, well-designed randomized controlled trial.	eng
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10355/5410
dc.language	English	eng
dc.publisher	Family Physicians Inquiries Network	eng
dc.relation.ispartofcollection	Priority Updates to Research Literature (PURLs) (2008)	eng
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity	University of Missouri-Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Network	eng
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Journal of family practice, 57, no. 01 (January 2008): 22-25.	eng
dc.rights	OpenAccess.	eng
dc.rights.license	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License.	eng
dc.subject.lcsh	Facial paralysis -- Treatment	eng
dc.subject.lcsh	Paralysis -- Treatment	eng
dc.subject.lcsh	Adrenocortical hormones -- Therapeutic use	eng
dc.subject.lcsh	Acyclovir	eng
dc.subject.other	Bell's palsy	eng
dc.subject.other	Corticosteroids	eng
dc.subject.other	Facial paralysis	eng
dc.title	For Bell's palsy, start steroids early; no need for an antiviral	eng
dc.type	Article	eng

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