[Treatment of idiopathic facial paralysis: corticoids versus acyclovir versus empirical treatment].
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.
Ibarrondo
J
J
Servicio de ORL, Hospital Valle de Hebrón, Barcelona, Barcelona, España.
Navarrete
M L
ML
Encarnación
L F
LF
Quesada
P
P
Crespo
F
F
García
M
M
Galindo
J
J
Naches
S
S
Crego
J
J
D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014803:Vitamin B Complex / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D014803:Vitamin B Complex; D011239:Prednisolone; D000212:Acyclovir