ArticleKorean journal of pediatrics2018
Comparison of conservative therapy and steroid therapy for Bell's palsy in children.
Article in Korean journal of pediatrics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Clinical Characteristics and the Prognostic Factors of Acute Peripheral Facial Palsy in Children.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Is There an Association between Bell Palsy in Pediatric Patients and COVID-19?International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2025Article
- Pediatric Bell's Palsy: Prognostic Factors, Management Strategy, and Treatment Outcomes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Safety after BBIBP-CorV (Sinopharm) COVID-19 Vaccine in Adolescents Aged 10-17 Years in Thailand.Vaccines · 2022Article
- Clinical Prognostic Factors Associated with Good Outcomes in Pediatric Bell's Palsy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- A Case of Idiopathic Acquired Neonatal Bell's Palsy.Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reportsArticle
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purposeBell's palsy is characterized by sudden onset of unilateral facial weakness. The use of corticosteroids for childhood Bell's palsy is controversial. This study aimed to identify clinical characteristics, etiology, and laboratory findings in childhood Bell's palsy, and to evaluate the efficacy of corticosteroid treatment.
methodsWe conducted a retrospective analysis of children under 19 years of age treated for Bell's palsy between January 2009 and June 2017, and followed up for over 1 month. Clinical characteristics, neuroimaging data, laboratory findings, treatments, and outcomes were reviewed. Patients with Bell's palsy were divided into groups with (group 1) and without (group 2) corticosteroid treatment. Differences in onset age, sex, laterality, infection and vaccination history, degree of facial nerve palsy, and prognosis after treatment between the groups were analyzed.
resultsOne hundred patients were included. Mean age at presentation was 7.4±5.62 years. A total of 73 patients (73%) received corticosteroids with or without intravenous antiviral agents, and 27 (27%) received only supportive treatment. There was no significant difference in the severity, laboratory findings, or neuroimaging findings between the groups. Significant improvement was observed in 68 (93.2%) and 26 patients (96.3%) in groups 1 and 2, respectively; this rate was not significantly different between the groups (P=0.48).
conclusionChildhood Bell's palsy showed good prognosis with or without corticosteroid treatment; there was no difference in prognosis between treated and untreated groups. Steroid therapy in childhood Bell's palsy may not significantly improve outcomes.
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