Annals of Clinical Neurophysiology

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Refractory Bell's palsy responding to late treatment with high-dose intravenous steroids

  • Kim, Baul (Department of Neurology, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital) ;
  • Jang, Soo-Im (Department of Neurology, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital) ;
  • Park, Soo-Hyun (Department of Neurology, Inha University Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Nam-Hee (Department of Neurology, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital)
  • Received : 2021.06.15
  • Accepted : 2021.08.16
  • Published : 2021.10.31
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Abstract

Bell's palsy is an acute peripheral facial paralysis with no detectable cause. Although the prognosis of Bell's palsy is generally good, some patients experience poor recoveries and there is no established treatment for those that do not recover even after receiving the conventional treatment. Here we present two cases of refractory Bell's palsy with facial nerve enhancement in magnetic resonance imaging who showed symptomatic improvement after the late administration of high-dose intravenous methylprednisolone.

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