Tegen medicamenteuze behandeling van Bell-paralyse

- Bell’s palsy is the most frequent type of peripheral facial paresis. Its cause is unknown. The prognosis is good in 85 of patients. Based on theories about its pathogenesis, antivirals and corticosteroids have been tried. In 6 studies with antivirals and 9 with corticosteroids (most of the studies were methodologically flawed), the efficacy of these treatments was not demonstrated.

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 2005;149:1455