Idiopathic Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment with Acyclovir and Prednisolone Compared with Prednisolone Alone

In a prospective, controlled and randomized study, we compared the outcome of 42 idiopathic facial paralysis patients treated with acyclovir and prednisolone (n=20) compared with prednisolone alone (n=22). Acyclovir dosage was 2400 mg for 10 days and prednisolone given as a daily dose of 1 mg/kg ove...

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Main Authors: Selçuk İnanlı, Alper Tutkun, Özmen Öztürk, Çağlar Batman, Cüneyd Üneri, Mehmet Ali Şehitoğlu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Yayincilik 2001-03-01
Series:Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
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Online Access: http://turkarchotolaryngol.net/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/diopathic-facial-nerve-paralysis-treatment-with-ac/43848