Medical and surgical management of facial nerve palsy

@article{Hazin2009MedicalAS,
  title={Medical and surgical management of facial nerve palsy},
  author={R. Hazin and B. Azizzadeh and M. T. Bhatti},
  journal={Current Opinion in Ophthalmology},
  year={2009},
  volume={20},
  pages={440–450}
}
Purpose of review To review the results of recently published studies on the medical management of Bell's palsy and highlight strategies in the surgical management of facial nerve palsy. Recent findings Although corticosteroid and antiviral therapy have been proposed for the treatment of Bell's palsy for many years, the clinical efficacy of these treatments has been debated in the literature due to the lack of conclusive evidence from large-scale clinical trials. However, recently completed… Expand
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