Indications for Intratemporal Facial Nerve Surgery

Combined Corticosteroid and Antiviral Treatment for Bell Palsy

“…1 Initial severity is associated with a poor prognosis with as few as 61% of cases of complete pareses and as many as 94% of cases of incomplete pareses having complete recovery, 3 usually within 4 months of presentation. 3,4 A herpes infection likely causes this disorder. [5][6][7][8][9] Swelling of the nerve at the meatal foramen has been observed intraoperatively, 10 and sampling of endoneurial fluid during nerve decompression for Bell palsy has yielded DNA of herpes simFor editorial comment see p 1003.…”

Bell's Palsy: A Review of Treatment Using Antiviral Agents

“…3 Factors associated with a poor prognosis include advanced age, hypertension, impairment of taste, pain other than in the ear, and complete facial weakness. 7- 10 Bell's palsy usually does not recur; however, if it does return, particularly bilaterally, further investigation is required to rule out other causes of facial paralysis such as myasthenia gravis, sarcoidosis, or lymphoma. 11 The etiology of Bell's palsy remains unknown.…”

A Study of Etiopathology and Management of Facial Palsy at a Tertiary Care Institute

“…Though it is used in the study we encountered difficulties regarding interobserver based variations in grading of facial nerve palsy. A more robust scale with better variables is needed.Electrodiagnostic studies may add additional information about the type and severity of injuries, thus allowing prognostic inferences.According to Cawthorne et al 12 with nerve conduction tests it is possible to predict which patients may recover quickly and completely and which slowly and not fully.…”