Evidence based management of Bell's palsy

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 387-391

  McCaul, James A ^a   Cascarini, Luke ^b   Godden, Daryl ^c   Coombes, Darryl ^d   Brennan, Peter A ^e   Kerawala, Cyrus J ^f  

^a BRADFORD INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b EALING HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c GLOUCESTERSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e PORTSMOUTH HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f Royal Marsden Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accupuncture; Antiviral therapy; Bell's palsy; Corticosteroids; Hyperbaric oxygen; Idiopathic facial paralysis; Physical therapy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; STEROID;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BELL PALSY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; KINESIOTHERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; STEROID THERAPY; SYNKINESIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CONVALESCENCE; EVIDENCE BASED DENTISTRY; FACIAL NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; REMISSION;

BELL PALSY; EVIDENCE-BASED DENTISTRY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FACIAL NERVE; HUMANS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 84899948818     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: 15321940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2014.03.001     Document Type: Review

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