Corticosteroids and antiviral treatment for Bell's palsy (idiopathic facial paralysis)
This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: Primary objective To evaluate the benefits and harms of corticosteroids, antiviral agents, and their combination, when given at onset for Bell's palsy. Secondary objective To explore whether equity-related factors, particularly age, influence the benefits or harms of those treatments.
Authors
- Dhruvashree Somasundara
- Virginia Hernández Santiago
- Peter K Kurotschka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3750-6147)
- Maria Bauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1219-2850)
- FE Babl
- Fran Sullivan
- Ildiko Gágyor
- Fergus Daly
- Maria Chiara Bassi
- Simon W Lowe
Institutions
- Royal Children's Hospital (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- University of St Andrews (GB)
- University of Dundee (GB)
- Azienda Sanitaria Unità Locale di Reggio Emilia (IT)
- Universitätsklinikum Würzburg (DE)
- Osys Technology (GB)
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
- Published
- 2026-02-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd015563
- Primary Topic
- Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00