Towards evidence based emergency medicine: best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary. Electrical stimulation and Bell's palsy.
A short cut review was carried out to establish whether electrical stimulation had any advantages over facial exercises in promoting recovery after Bell's palsy. Altogether 270 papers were found using the reported search, of which one 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 this best paper are tabulated. A clinical bottom line is stated.
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Buttress
Katrina
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Herren
D020330:Bell Palsy / Q000628:therapy*; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans