Surgical interventions for the early management of Bell's palsy

TY - JOUR

T1 - Surgical interventions for the early management of Bell's palsy

AU - McAllister, Kerrie

AU - Walker, David

AU - Donnan, Peter T.

AU - Swan, Iain

PY - 2013/10/16

Y1 - 2013/10/16

N2 - Bell's palsy is an acute paralysis of one side of the face of unknown aetiology. Bell's palsy should only be used as a diagnosis in the absence of all other pathology. As the proposed pathophysiology is swelling and entrapment of the nerve, some surgeons suggest surgical decompression of the nerve as a possible management option. This is an update of a review first published in 2011.

AB - Bell's palsy is an acute paralysis of one side of the face of unknown aetiology. Bell's palsy should only be used as a diagnosis in the absence of all other pathology. As the proposed pathophysiology is swelling and entrapment of the nerve, some surgeons suggest surgical decompression of the nerve as a possible management option. This is an update of a review first published in 2011.

U2 - 10.1002/14651858.CD007468.pub3

DO - 10.1002/14651858.CD007468.pub3

M3 - Article

C2 - 24132718

SN - 1469-493X

VL - 10

JO - Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

JF - Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

M1 - CD007468

ER -