Towards evidence based emergency medicine: best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary. Bell's palsy and acyclovir.
A short cut review was carried out to establish whether acyclovir improves functional recovery in Bell's palsy. Altogether 49 papers were found using the reported search, of which two presented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. The author, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results and study weaknesses of these papers are tabulated. A clinical bottom line is stated.
Yuen
Man-Cheuk
MC
Kwong Wah Hospital, Hong Kong.
Crawford
Ian
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D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D020330:Bell Palsy / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011239:Prednisolone; D000212:Acyclovir