Prospective Observational Study Of Bell’s Palsy
Prospective Observational Study of Bell’s Palsy
Keywords:
Bell's palsy, Facialn Nerve, TreatmentAbstract
Bell's palsy is mot common type of facial weakness. Sex of patients and side of diseases do not alter the prognosis. Method: Most of the patients present with complaint of facial weakness or asymmetry followed by dribbling of saliva and improper eye closure. Fewer patients present with altered taste sensation.
Recurrence of disease is poor prognostic factor. Results: Partial paralysis, short duration and early starting treatment within 24 hours are associated with good prognosis. Flacid face, which means complete facial weakness has poor prognosis Topodiagnostic tests such as lacrimation test, salivary flow test, and taste sensation are not much valuable because many other factors take considerable part in the positive or negative result of this test. Steroids has definitely role in management. Conclusion: Bell's palsy can be best treated by a combination of steroids with other agents, like vasodilators, neurotonics, antiviral, although steroid alone may be satisfactory effective in treatment.
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