Treatment of idiopathic facial paralysis: corticoids versus acyclovir versus empirical treatment
Ibarrondo, J.; Navarrete, M.L.; Encarnación, L.F.; Quesada, P.; Crespo, F.; García, M.; Galindo, J.; Naches, S.; Crego, J.
Acta Otorrinolaringologica Espanola 50(2): 118-120
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-6519 PMID: 10217684 Document Number: 508625
Bell's palsy has no specific treatment because its cause is still debated. The most widely accepted theory postulates an immunovirological origin consisting of the reactivation of a silent herpesvirus on the geniculate ganglion. We studied three groups of patients with Bell's palsy who received different treatments in an attempt to discern differences in evolution between treatment groups.