Prognostic factors for the outcome of Bells' palsy: A cohort register-based study.

Elisabeth UrbanGerd Fabian VolkKatharina GeißlerJovanna ThielkerAndreas DittbernerCarsten KlingnerOtto W WitteOrlando Guntinas-Lichius

Published in: Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery (2020)

Beyond severity of the palsy, facial electrodiagnostics and stapedius reflex testing are the most powerful tool for prognostication of recovery time after Bell's palsy. Prednisolone therapy should have started at best within a time window of 96 hours after onset to reach the highest probability of complete recovery.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
soft tissue
bone marrow