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

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 22-25

  Vargish, Lisa ^a   Schumann, Sarah Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID; VALACICLOVIR;

ADULT; BELL PALSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FACIAL NERVE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VOMITING;

EID: 38549150818     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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