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October 17, 2007New England Journal of Medicine768 citationsOpen Access

Early Treatment with Prednisolone or Acyclovir in Bell's Palsy

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FSFrank SullivanISIain SwanPDPeter T. Donnan

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In patients with Bell's palsy, early treatment with prednisolone significantly improves the chances of complete recovery at 3 and 9 months. There is no evidence of a benefit of acyclovir given alone or an additional benefit of acyclovir in combination with prednisolone. (Current Controlled Trials number, ISRCTN71548196 controlled-trials.com.).

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69dc2b333080d3567e274563https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa072006
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