Efficacy of Combination and Single Therapy in Bell's Palsy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Combination therapy (corticosteroid and antiviral) is significantly more effective than single corticosteroid therapy. Among the antiviral agents, famciclovir, valacyclovir, and acyclovir demonstrated the highest efficacy in combination with corticosteroids.
Authors
- Nima Dehghani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0473-7109)
- Xaniar Mahmoudi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0241-3346)
- Sahar Hassantash (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4094-4121)
- Mohadeseh Azarsina
Institutions
- University of Miami (US)
- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- University of Miami Health System (US)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.61186/wjps.14.2.3
- Primary Topic
- Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Miami