Evidence-based guideline update: Steroids and antivirals for Bell palsy: Report of the guideline development subcommittee of the American academy of neurology

Neurology

Volumn 79, Issue 22, 2012, Pages 2209-2213

  Gronseth, Gary S ^a   Paduga, Remia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; FAMCICLOVIR; HYDROCORTISONE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; STEROID; VALACICLOVIR;

ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; BELL PALSY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DYSPEPSIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FACIAL NERVE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; NERVE FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEROID THERAPY; STUDY DESIGN; TREATMENT DURATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 84871283448     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e318275978c     Document Type: Article

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