Prescribe prednisolone alone for Bell's palsy diagnosed within 72 hours of symptom onset.
Madhok
Vishnu
V
Tayside Centre for General Practice, Division of Community Health Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD2 4BF.
Falk
Gavin
G
Fahey
Tom
T
Sullivan
Frank M
FM
D020330:Bell Palsy / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000191:economics; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000639:trends; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011239:Prednisolone