Arguments against the pharmacotherapy of Bells' palsy
Portegies, P.
Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde 149(26): 1455
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0028-2162 PMID: 16010957 Document Number: 587762
Bell's palsy is the most frequent type of peripheral facial paresis. Its cause is unknown. The prognosis is good in 85% of patients. Based on theories about its pathogenesis, antivirals and corticosteroids have been tried. In 6 studies with antivirals and 9 with corticosteroids (most ofthe studies were methodologically flawed), the efficacy of these treatments was not demonstrated.