Open AccessSingle dose intravenous methyl prednisolone versus oral prednisolone in Bell′s palsy: A randomized controlled trial
Author(s) -
Prithvi Giri,
Ravindra Kumar Garg,
Maneesh Singh,
Rajesh Verma,
Hardeep Singh Malhotra,
Praveen Sharma
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology/the indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7613.153419
Subject(s) - methylprednisolone , medicine , prednisolone , prednisone , bell's palsy , anesthesia , randomized controlled trial , palsy , surgery , corticosteroid , alternative medicine , pathology
Corticosteroids have been used in the treatment of Bell's palsy and several other postinfectious neurological conditions. We hypothesized that administration of a single dose of intravenous (IV) methylprednisolone might be an effective alternative to oral prednisolone.