ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2022
Comparison of Medical and Surgical Treatment in Severe Bell's Palsy.
Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Prediction of recovery grade in Bell's palsy using machine learning models.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Optimization of decompression angles in facial nerve decompression surgery: A decompression model.PloS one · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of steroids and antiviral agents in the treatment of Bell's palsy.Medicine and pharmacy reports · 2025Review
- Bell's palsy characteristics, clinical manifestations, complications, and prognosis in a primary care setting, a single center study: A retrospective cohort study.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
- Expression and Role of Toll-like Receptors in Facial Nerve Regeneration after Facial Nerve Injury.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Steroid administration facilitates recovery in severe refractory Bell's palsy patients who did not receive steroids in the acute stage: a retrospective study.Frontiers in neurologyArticle
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Abstract
(1) Background: The effectiveness of decompression surgery for Bell's palsy is controversial. This study investigated the effects of facial nerve decompression in patients with severe Bell's palsy who were expected to have a poor prognosis. (2) Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 1721 patients with Bell's palsy who visited the Kyung Hee University Hospital between January 2005 and December 2021. Of these, 45 patients with severe Bell's palsy were divided into two groups; 30 patients were treated conservatively with steroids and antiviral agents alone, while 15 patients underwent additional decompressive surgery after the conservative treatment. Outcomes were measured using House-Brackmann (H-B) grade for least 6 months after treatment was finished and conducted until full recovery was achieved. (3) Results: There was no significant difference in the rate of favorable recovery (H-B grade 1 or 2) between the surgery group and the conservative treatment group (75% vs. 70.0%,
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