Efficacy of early physical therapy in severe Bell's palsy: A randomized controlled trial

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 542-551

  Nicastri, Maria ^a   Mancini, Patrizia ^a   De Seta, Daniele ^a   Bertoli, Gianantonio ^a   Prosperini, Luca ^b   Toni, Danilo ^b   Inghilleri, Maurizio ^b   Filipo, Roberto ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bell's palsy; facial palsy; intention to treat analysis; physical therapy; randomized controlled trial; rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

PREDNISONE; VALACICLOVIR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION CARE; STANDARD; SYNKINESIS; THERAPY EFFECT;

BELL'S PALSY; FACIAL PALSY; INTENTION-TO-TREAT ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL THERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION;

ACYCLOVIR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BELL PALSY; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PREDNISOLONE; PSYCHOMETRICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878859211     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545968313481280     Document Type: Article

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