Bell's palsy treatment with acyclovir and prednisone compared with prednisone alone: A double-blind, randomized, controlled trial

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 371-378

  Ruboyianes, John M ^b   Trent, Christopher S ^a   Adour, Kedar K ^a   Von Doersten, Peter G ^b   Quesenberry Jr , Charles P ^b   Byl, Frederick M ^a   Hitchcock, Thomas ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

acyclovir; Bell's palsy; facial paralysis; herpes simplex; prednisone

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; PREDNISONE;

ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTRONEUROGRAPHY; FACE MUSCLE; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE STIMULATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 9344240402     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348949610500508     Document Type: Article

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