Bell Palsy (Bell's Palsy)

349  relevant articles (25 outcomes, 52 trials/studies) found for this Disease

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Relationship Network

Disease Context: Research Results

Related Diseases

1.	Paralysis (Palsy)
2.	Herpes Simplex
3.	Syndrome
4.	Zoster Sine Herpete
5.	Neuritis (Polyneuritis)

Experts

1.	Hato, Naohito: 3 articles (10/2008 - 11/2003)
2.	Gyo, Kiyofumi: 3 articles (10/2008 - 11/2003)
3.	Dunn, L: 3 articles (01/2004 - 01/2001)
4.	Takahashi, Hirotaka: 2 articles (10/2008 - 11/2003)
5.	Wakisaka, Hiroyuki: 2 articles (10/2008 - 11/2003)
6.	Oczkowski, Wieslaw: 2 articles (04/2008 - 03/2008)
7.	Portegies, P: 2 articles (02/2008 - 06/2005)
8.	McKinstry, Brian: 2 articles (12/2007 - 10/2007)
9.	Donnan, Peter T: 2 articles (12/2007 - 10/2007)
10.	Davenport, Richard J: 2 articles (12/2007 - 10/2007)

Drugs and Biologics

Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to Bell Palsy:

1.	Acyclovir (Aciclovir)FDA LinkGeneric 01/01/2004 - "OBJECTIVES: To assess the efficacy of aciclovir or similar agents for treating Bell's palsy" 01/01/2001 - "OBJECTIVES: To assess the efficacy of aciclovir for treating Bell's palsy and to evaluate any adverse effects of the drug treatment" 01/01/2001 - "OBJECTIVES: To assess the efficacy of aciclovir for treating Bell's palsy and to evaluate any adverse effects of the drug treatment" 10/01/2006 - "DATA SYNTHESIS: Two prospective, randomized clinical trials were included in this review, both involving the use of acyclovir for treatment of Bell's palsy" 01/01/2001 - "REVIEWER'S CONCLUSIONS: More data are needed from a large multicentre randomised controlled and blinded study with at least 12 months' follow up before a definitive recommendation can be made regarding the routine use of aciclovir in Bell's palsy." Order ALL the reference details at left...
2.	Prednisone (Sone)FDA LinkGeneric 09/01/2002 - "The objective of this double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study was to test the efficacy of high-dose prednisone, administered as early as possible, in modifying the natural progression of Bell's palsy" 01/01/1997 - "Our results suggest that HBO2 is more effective than prednisone in treatment of Bell's palsy." 02/01/1978 - "Treatment of Bell palsy with prednisone: a prospective, randomized study." 01/01/1997 - "Prednisone 1 mg/kg over 5 days, with gradual weaning, is the most widely accepted treatment for Bell's palsy" 08/01/1992 - "The option of immediate treatment of Bell's palsy with prednisone is stressed." Order ALL the reference details at left...
3.	Prednisolone (Predate)FDA LinkGeneric 08/01/2008 - "After exclusion of the unfulfilled criteria cases, 201 cases of Bell's palsy completed the study protocol and were followed for six months after a seven-day course of 60 mg/day followed by a five-day taper-off dosage of oral prednisolone" 11/01/1994 - "The results of this study suggested that the most probable contributing factor for the success of prednisolone in improving the prognosis of Bell's palsy was its early intake (within the first 24 hours following onset)." 10/11/2008 - "Medicinal treatment of Bell's palsy: effect of prednisolone not sufficiently demonstrated]" 08/01/2008 - "OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical factors for predicting the outcome in Bell's palsy patients treated by oral prednisolone" 06/07/2008 - "Pharmacological treatment of Bell's palsy: favourable effects of prednisolone-based therapy now demonstrated]" Order ALL the reference details at left...
4.	Adrenal Cortex Hormones (Corticosteroids)IBA 09/01/2002 - "In conclusion, early treatment based on high-dose corticosteroids slightly accelerates spontaneous improvement in Bell's palsy." 03/01/2003 - "The aim of this study was to find out whether treatment with an antiviral drug in combination with corticosteroids is more effective than no medical treatment at all in patients with Bell's palsy" 10/11/2008 - "Recently, a large randomised placebo-controlled, Scottish study concluded that corticosteroids significantly improve outcome in all patients with Bell's palsy" 01/01/2004 - "REVIEWERS' CONCLUSIONS: The available evidence from randomised controlled trials does not show significant benefit from treating Bell's palsy with corticosteroids" 01/01/2002 - "REVIEWER'S CONCLUSIONS: The available evidence from randomised controlled trials does not show significant benefit from treating Bell's palsy with corticosteroids" Order ALL the reference details at left...
5.	valacyclovir (valaciclovir)FDA LinkGeneric 10/01/2008 - "In 2007, two prospective, randomised, placebo-controlled trials evaluating valacyclovir were reported in patients with Bell's palsy" 10/01/2008 - "Despite recent evidence suggesting that Bell's palsy is associated with reactivation of alfa-herpes viruses, the disease has been treated empirically, and the use of valacyclovir has not been definitively established" 10/01/2008 - "Valacyclovir for the treatment of Bell's palsy." 10/01/2008 - "However, considering the cost-benefit ratio of this treatment and the limitations of virological diagnoses, we recommend that valacyclovir should be used in cases of severe palsy within 3 days after the onset of Bell's palsy." 03/01/2003 - "The present study showed a significantly better outcome in patients with Bell's palsy treated with valacyclovir and prednisone as compared with patients given no medical treatment" Order ALL the reference details at left...
6.	SteroidsIBA 10/01/2007 - "These findings show no significant benefits of treating complete Bell's palsy with a second course of steroids." 08/01/2001 - "A systematic review of trials that included pediatric (< 16 years old) cases with Bell's palsy and involved the use of steroids was conducted" 11/01/1987 - "The definitive, statistically valid study concerning the benefits of steroids in treatment of idiopathic facial paralysis has yet to be performed" 04/01/1985 - "The natural history of Bell's palsy is favorable: 84% of 1011 patients with Bell's palsy studied by one investigator recovered satisfactorily without treatment, and no valid clinical trials conducted to date have provided definitive evidence that treatment with steroids or surgery improves upon this figure" 08/01/1976 - "The use of steroids in Bell's palsy: a prospective controlled study." Order ALL the reference details at left...
7.	GadoliniumIBA 11/01/1991 - "Twenty-five patients with Bell's palsy were evaluated to assess the efficacy of gadolinium (Gd+)-enhanced MRI in determining: (1) the site of facial nerve enhancement, (2) the relationship between EMG findings and Gd+ MRIs, and (3) the usefulness of Gd+ MRI in predicting recovery of facial function" 12/01/1994 - "Correlation between gadolinium-enhanced MRI and neurophysiology in Bell's palsy: a preliminary study." 12/01/1990 - "The findings of this study corroborate other evidence that the segments of the facial nerve most often involved in Bell's palsy are the only segments that are most often enhanced with gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging" 01/01/2003 - "Diagnosis of Bell palsy with gadolinium magnetic resonance imaging." 04/01/2002 - "The meaning of facial nerve enhancement by gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonanca imaging (MRI) in Bell's palsy is very discussed" Order ALL the reference details at left...
8.	Gadolinium DTPA (Magnevist)FDA Link 01/01/2003 - "MATERIALS AND METHODS: Magnetic resonance images with a 0.7 mm slice thickness (surface coil) were obtained in patients with idiopathic facial paralysis before and after administration of Gd-DTPA, 0.1 mmol/kg. The five intratemporal segments of the facial nerve were quantitatively measured and subjectively assessed by five radiologists as to the degree of enhancement" 01/01/1995 - "A group of patients complaining of facial nerve palsy (Bell's palsy) were evaluated with MRI using a 0.5 unit and high resolution T1-weighted images, in order to evaluate the efficacy of Gd-DTPA enhancement in depicting the degree of nerve damage: MRI examination was performed within 24 hours to two weeks after the onset of palsy" 09/01/1995 - "In recent gadolinium-DTPA enhanced MRI (Gd-MRI) studies it has unequivocally been demonstrated that ipsilateral facial nerve contrast enhancement, predominantly in the meatal portion, is present in both Bell's palsy and herpes zoster oticus" 11/01/1997 - "Eleven patients with mild or moderate acute idiopathic peripheral facial palsy, so-called Bell's palsy, were serially examined by gadolinium-DTPA-enhanced MRI on mean days 11, 40, and 97 (third examination, n = 10) after the onset of palsy" 02/01/1997 - "We examined a series of 21 peripheral facial palsy patients attempted to (17 Bell's palsy, 4 Hunt syndrome) with Gd-DTPA-enhanced MRI and attempted to determine the relation between prognosis and MRI findings" Order ALL the reference details at left...
9.	CosmeticsIBA 09/01/2008 - "CONCLUSIONS: Our study showed that acupuncture can be effective in improving functional and cosmetic outcome even for chronic Bell's palsy." Order ALL the reference details at left...
10.	Dextrans (Dextran)FDA Link 01/01/1996 - "As an improved maintenance therapy for Bell's palsy, Stennert recently introduced large-dose steroid administration in the early stage of the disease with i.v. infusion of low-molecular dextran" 01/01/1991 - "This "steroid-dextran" medication was modified (SD therapy) and administered in 172 cases of Bell's palsy" 05/01/1989 - "Since the past 3 years, we have been treating patients with Bell's palsy with a high dose of steroid plus low-molecular dextran (SD therapy)" 05/01/1989 - "Conservative treatment of Bell's palsy--high dose steroid infusion with low-molecular dextran]" 12/01/2000 - "OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of a modified SD therapy (intravenous high dose hydrocortisone and low molecular dextran) on Bell's palsy(BP), and to avoid the severe side-effects such as hepatic and renal disorders during the treatment" Order ALL the reference details at left...

Therapies and Procedures

1.	Decompression 12/01/1981 - "The natural history of Bell's palsy in patients with an unfavorable prognosis could be improved if a transmastoid facial nerve decompression to the labyrinthine segment were performed" 02/01/1977 - "Some evidence for the efficacy of decompression for Bell's palsy: immediate motion postoperatively." 08/01/2007 - "More aggressive treatments, such as higher-dose corticosteroid administration and/or facial nerve decompression surgery, might be considered in diabetic patients with severe Bell's palsy" 01/01/2002 - "Decompression for Bell's palsy: why I don't do it." 04/10/2001 - "There is insufficient evidence to make recommendations regarding surgical facial nerve decompression for Bell's palsy" Order ALL the reference details at left...
2.	Drug Therapy (Chemotherapy) 02/01/2003 - "Are drug therapies effective in treating Bell's palsy?" 06/25/2005 - "Arguments against the pharmacotherapy of Bells' palsy]" 06/25/2005 - "Arguments favouring the pharmacotherapy of Bells' palsy]" Order ALL the reference details at left...
3.	Moxibustion 10/01/2004 - "Efficacy of acupuncture and moxibustion in treating Bell's palsy: a multicenter randomized controlled trial in China." 03/01/2006 - "CONCLUSION: Acupuncture and moxibustion may exert definite therapeutic effects on Bell's palsy, better than that of the basic treatment group or the basic treatment plus acu-moxibustion group." 03/01/2006 - "OBJECTIVE: To confirm the clinical therapeutic effects of acupuncture and moxibustion on Bell's palsy" Order ALL the reference details at left...
4.	Acupuncture Points (Acupuncture Point) 07/01/2008 - "RESULTS: Routine EA treatment combined with acupuncture at the 3 acupoints of eye could significantly increase clinical therapeutic effect on Bell palsy with a cured rate of 89.5%, which was better than 65.8% in the routine acupuncture group (P<0.05), and the therapeutic cycle was shorted" 07/01/2008 - "CONCLUSION: Acupuncture at the 3 acupoints of eye can significantly improve Bell palsy and promote recovery of functions of facial nerves." 07/01/2008 - "OBJECTIVE: To probe the effect of acupuncture at three acupoints of eye on Bell palsy" 07/01/2008 - "Effect of acupuncture at three acupoints of eye on Bell palsy]" Order ALL the reference details at left...
5.	Surgical Decompression 08/01/2000 - "Surgical decompression of the intratemporal facial nerve from the geniculate ganglion to the stylomastoid foramen was carried out in 91 patients with Bell's palsy" 08/01/1999 - "The aim of this report is to describe a prospective study in which a well-defined surgical decompression of the facial nerve was performed in a population of patients with Bell's palsy who exhibit the electrophysiologic features associated with poor outcomes" 10/01/1995 - "Total surgical decompression of the facial nerve can be offered to patients severely affected by Bell's palsy whether via the transattical or middle fossa approach" 04/01/1985 - "The authors studied 273 patients with Bell's palsy to evaluate the prognostic significance of evoked electromyography in predicting the possible benefit of transmastoid facial nerve surgical decompression" 10/01/1984 - "Transmastoid surgical decompression of the facial nerve was found to have no positive effect in recovery from facial nerve function in patients with Bell's palsy" Order ALL the reference details at left...