Early deterioration in Bell's palsy: Prognosis and effect of prednisolone

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1503-1507

  Marsk, Elin ^a   Hammarstedt, Lalle ^a   Berg, Thomas ^b   Engström, Mats ^c   Jonsson, Lars ^c   Hultcrantz, Malou ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Complete recovery; Facial nerve; Facial palsy; House Brackmann; Sunnybrook

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BELL PALSY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISOLONE; PROGNOSIS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649528221     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3181f2f21f     Document Type: Article

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