Bell's palsy: A review of treatment using antiviral agents

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1838-1842

  Alberton, Dario L ^a   Zed, Peter J ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acyclovir; Antiviral; Bell's palsy; Idiopathic facial nerve paralysis

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; PREDNISONE;

BELL PALSY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EMBASE; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HOUSE BRACKMANN FACIAL NERVE GRADING SCALE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MONOTHERAPY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REVIEW;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BELL PALSY; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS;

EID: 33749620397     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1H077     Document Type: Review

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