Background Corticosteroids are widely used in the treatment of idiopathic facial paralysis
(Bell's palsy), but the effectiveness of additional treatment with an antiviral agent is …

Bell palsy is a non-progressive neurological condition characterized by the acute onset of
ipsilateral seventh cranial nerve paralysis. People who suffer from this type of facial …

Abstract Purpose Patients with Ramsay-Hunt syndrome have a poorer prognosis than
patients with Bell's palsy. Factors of metabolic syndrome affecting prognosis were therefore …

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy of peripheral
repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in the treatment of idiopathic facial …

Abstract Objectives Antiviral treatments for Bell palsy have been widely used, but there is no
definite conclusion of which is the most effective antiviral drug. We conducted a systematic …

Objective The effectiveness of the combination of steroids and antiviral agents in the
treatment of Bell's palsy remains unclear. This study evaluated the therapeutic effect of …

Objectives: This study aimed to determine whether toll-like receptor expression patterns
differ in the distal facial nerve during recovery after crushing and cutting injuries. Methods …

To establish whether clinical prognostic factor outcomes differed based on the initial severity
of facial weakness and to determine the association between the initial severity of facial …

Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of high-dose corticosteroid
(120 mg prednisolone equivalent daily) in Bell's palsy compared with low-dose …

Background: Although steroids are effective for multiple types of acute facial palsies, an
appropriate dosage remains to be established. Aims/Objectives: The objective of this study …