Antivirals plus corticosteroids vs corticosteroids plus placebo or no treatment
Incomplete recovery at end of study № of participants: 766 (3 RCTs) · Bell's palsy
Antivirals plus corticosteroids showed no clear difference in incomplete recovery at end of study № of participants: 766 (3 RCTs) compared with corticosteroids plus placebo or no treatment (AS versus OS) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Antiviral treatment for Bell's palsy (idiopathic facial paralysis) 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.81 [0.38, 1.74]Studies not reportedLow