Efficacy of Low-Dose Corticosteroid Therapy Versus High-Dose Corticosteroid Therapy in Bell's Palsy in Children

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 72-75

  Arican, Pinar ^a   Dundar, Nihal Olgac ^a,b   Gencpinar, Pinar ^a   Cavusoglu, Dilek ^b  

^a Izmir Tepecik Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b IZMIR KATIP CELEBI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bell's palsy; children; corticosteroids; facial nerve paralysis; treatment

Indexed keywords

PREDNISOLONE; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; CHILD; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOUSE BRACKMANN SCORE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME TO TREATMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; BELL PALSY; CHILD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PREDNISOLONE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME-TO-TREATMENT;

EID: 85006374965     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073816668774     Document Type: Article

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