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Study design: This was a retrospective study of 480 Bell's palsy patients who were treated with oral acyclovir and prednisolone (94 cases) or prednisolone alone (386 cases)
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Bell palsy is an idiopathic weakness or paralysis of the face of peripheral nerve origin, with acute onset
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Abstract Background Corticosteroids and antiviral agents are widely used to treat the early stages of idio-pathic facial paralysis (i
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Previous meta-analyses of treatments for Bell's palsy are still inconclusive due to different comparators, insufficient data, and lack of power
This study therefore compared recovery outcomes in patients with Bell's palsy treated with acyclovir and famciclovir
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Patients were treated with prednisolone plus either acyclovir (n = 457) or famciclovir (n = 245)
These are powerful anti-inflammatory agents
Glucocorticoids for all patients — A short Acyclovir capsules, tablets, and oral suspension may be taken with meals or on an empty stomach
The mean age was 39
Study design: This was a retrospective study of 480 Bell's palsy patients who were treated with oral acyclovir and prednisolone (94 cases) or prednisolone alone (386 cases)
Early treatment (within 72 hours after the onset In conclusion, we have provided evidence that of symptoms) with prednisolone increased these the early use of oral prednisolone in patients with rates to 83
Acyclovir is FDA-approved to treat genital herpes and HSV encephalitis
For clinical efficacy, famciclovir obtains the best recovery rate of facial function for Bell palsy
With intravenous use: For intravenous infusion Zovirax IV®, Aciclovir IV(Genus), give intermittently in Sodium chloride 0
Main Outcome Measure Rate of
Acyclovir comes as a tablet, a capsule, and a suspension (liquid) to take by mouth
Objectives: Bell's palsy (BP), which causes facial paralysis, affects 11-40 people per 100 000 per annum in the UK
A 61-year-old woman with chronic kidney disease presented with general weakness and a confused mentality, and a blood test at admission revealed hyponatremia, and after withdrawing acyclovir, her plasma sodium levels began to increase, returning to normal 2 weeks later
One of the 3 studies—a double-blind, randomized trial from Scotland involving 551 patients with Bell palsy who were recruited within 72 hours of symptom onset—demonstrated that early treatment with prednisolone can significantly improve the chances of complete recovery at 3 and 9 months
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