Bell's palsy and acyclovir

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 326-327

  Yuen, Man Cheuk ^a   Crawford, Ian ^b  

^a KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; PLACEBO; PREDNISONE; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID; PREDNISOLONE;

BELL PALSY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG EFFECT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE DEGENERATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; SHORT SURVEY; ARTICLE; DRUG COMBINATION;

ACYCLOVIR; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BELL PALSY; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; PREDNISOLONE;

EID: 0036636396     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.19.4.326     Document Type: Short Survey

References (3)

1. Bell's palsy treatment with acyclovir and prednisone compared with prednisone alone: A double-blind, randomized, controlled trial
2. Idiopathic facial paralysis: A randomized, prospective and controlled study using single-dose prednisone versus acyclovir three times daily
3. Aciclovir for Bell's palsy (idiopathic facial paralysis)