Comparison of the Efficacy of Combination Therapy of Prednisolone-Acyclovir with Prednisolone Alone in Bell’s Palsy
Iranian Journal of Child Neurology,
Vol. 9 No. 2 (2015),
1 Farvardin 2015
,
Page 17-20
https://doi.org/10.22037/ijcn.v9i2.5838
Abstract
How to Cite This Article: Khajeh A, Fayyazi A, Soleimani Gh, Miri-Aliabad Gh, Shaykh Veisi S, Khajeh B. Comparison of the Efficacy of
Combination Therapy of Prednisolone-Acyclovir with Prednisolone Alone in Bell’s Palsy. Iran J Child Neurol. Spring 2015; 9(2):17-20.
Abstract
Objective
Bell’s palsy is a rapid onset, usually, unilateral paralysis of the facial nerve that causes significant changes in an individual’s life such as a decline in personal, social, and educational performance. This study compared efficacy of combined prednisolone and acyclovir therapy with prednisolone alone.
Materials & Methods
This study is a randomized controlled trial conducted on 43 Children (2–18 years old) with Bell’s palsy. The first group of 23 patients was treated with prednisolone and the remaining patients were treated with a combination of prednisolone and acyclovir. The required data were extracted, using an informational form based on the House-Brackmann Scale, which grades facial nerve paralysis. The data were analyzed with Mann-Whitney test using SPSS version 16.
Results
The mean age of the first and second group were 8.65 ± 5.07 and 8.35 ± 4.92 years, respectively, (p=0.84). Sixty one percent and 39% of patients in the first group, and 45% and 55% of patients in the second group were male and female, respectively. No significant differences exist between the groups in terms of age and gender. The rate of complete recovery was 65.2% in group I and 90% in the group II (p=0.04).
Conclusion
The results of this study showed that the combined prednisolone and acyclovir therapy of patients with Bell’s palsy is far more effective than treatment with prednisolone alone. Actually, age and gender had no impact on the rate of recovery.
- Bell’s palsy
- Prednisolone
- Acyclovir
- Children
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