Epidemiology, clinical features, and treatment modalities of facial nerve palsy in COVID-19 patients: a systematic review.

Aya Turki Kirellos Said Abbas Abdelrahman M Makram Mostafa Elfert El Marabea Mahmoud Nahla Ahmed El-Shahat Hassan Abdalshafy Akua Sampong Sirisha Chintalapati Nguyen Tien Huy

Published in: Acta neurologica Belgica (2022)

This study has shown a potential correlation between the increased incidence of FNP and COVID-19. We have also found that combining antivirals with steroids may have better outcomes in patients with FNP and COVID-19 although the evidence to support this claim is not strong enough. Further studies are required to assess the extent of linkage between the two conditions and how to properly manage FNP when encountered in COVID-19 patients.

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