Factors Associated With Fast Recovery of Bell Palsy in Children

The purpose of this study was to identify the clinical characteristics and factors affecting the prognosis of children with Bell palsy. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 53 pediatric patients diagnosed with Bell palsy. After a mean follow-up period of 30 days, 30 patients (56%) were completely recovered, 21 patients (40%) were partially recovered, and 2 patients (4%) had not recovered. The patients in the complete recovery group were significantly younger than those in the partial and nonrecovery groups (8.8 ± 4.2 years vs 12.2 ± 3.0 years, P = .003). Patients <8 years old had a higher complete recovery rate than was found in patients >8 years old (80% vs 47%, P = .031). Sex, affected side, and early or late treatment did not influence the recovery rate. These results suggest that younger age may be a good prognostic factor affecting the fast recovery of children with Bell palsy.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:35

Enthalten in:

Journal of child neurology - 35(2020), 1 vom: 05. Jan., Seite 71-76

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lee, Yeseul [VerfasserIn]
SooYoon, Hoi [VerfasserIn]
Yeo, Seung Geun [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Eun Hye [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9PHQ9Y1OLM
Acyclovir
Age
Antiviral Agents
Bell palsy
Children
Famciclovir
Glucocorticoids
Journal Article
Methylprednisolone
Peripheral facial palsy
Prednisolone
Prognosis
QIC03ANI02
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
X4HES1O11F
X4W7ZR7023

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 17.06.2021

Date Revised 17.06.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/0883073819877098

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM302298630