AAN Guideline on Steroids and Antivirals for Bell Palsy
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Evidence-based guideline update: steroids and antivirals for Bell palsy: report of the Guideline Development Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.
OBJECTIVE To review evidence published since the 2001 American Academy of Neurology (AAN) practice parameter regarding the effectiveness, safety, and tolerability of steroids and antiviral agents for Bell palsy. METHODS We searched Medline and the Cochrane Database of Controlled Clinical Trials for studies published since January 2000 that compared facial functional outcomes in patients with ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Neurology Briefs
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2166-6482,1043-3155
DOI: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-27-1-7