The incorporation of acyclovir into the treatment of peripheral paralysis. a study of 45 cases
Ramos Macías, A.; de Miguel Martínez, I.; Martín Sánchez, A.M.; Gómez González, J.L.; Martín Galán, A.
Acta Otorrinolaringologica Espanola 43(2): 117-120
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-6519 PMID: 1605959 Document Number: 396966
The relation between use of acyclovir and facial nerve palsy prognosis was studied. In a randomised study, steroids or steroids + acyclovir (oral doses for Bell's palsy, and intravenous doses for Ramsay Hunt's syndrome) were given to 45 patients with facial palsy. There was a significant reduction of sequelae in patients treated with acyclovir in the group of Ramsay Hunt's syndrome (n = 15) (p less than 0.05). There were no significant differences in the group of Bell's palsy (n = 30) (p greater than 0.05), treated with acyclovir compared with steroids.