Prognosis for Bell's palsy: a comparison of diabetic and nondiabetic patients
| Autor: | Atsuko Takamaki, Hiroshi Takenaka, Michitoshi Araki, Shin-Ichi Haginomori, Atsuko Kanazawa, Ryuzaburo Nonaka |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatrics medicine.drug_class Prednisolone Neurological disorder Diabetes mellitus Bell's palsy medicine Bell Palsy Cranial nerve disease Humans Glucocorticoids Glycated Hemoglobin Palsy business.industry General Medicine Recovery of Function Middle Aged medicine.disease Prognosis Facial nerve Facial paralysis Surgery stomatognathic diseases Facial Nerve Otorhinolaryngology Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Injections Intravenous Corticosteroid medicine.symptom business Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Acta oto-laryngologica. 127(8) |
| ISSN: | 0001-6489 |
| Popis: | The present study indicates that recovery from Bell's palsy in a diabetic group (DG) is delayed, and the facial movement score remains low in comparison with a nondiabetic group (NDG). More aggressive treatments, such as higher-dose corticosteroid administration and/or facial nerve decompression surgery, might be considered in diabetic patients with severe Bell's palsy.The purpose of this study was to reveal prognostic differences for Bell's palsy in the DG and NDG.The grades of facial palsy in 19 diabetic and 57 nondiabetic patients with Bell's palsy were assessed using the House-Brackmann grading system (HB system). Recovery was defined as grade I. The average of HB system grades and recovery rates were compared in the DG and NDG at the start of the treatment, and 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months after onset.There were no differences in the HB system between the DG and NDG at the start of treatment and at 1 month after onset. However, facial movement in the DG was poorer than that in the NDG at 3 months and 6 months after onset. In terms of the recovery rate, the rate in the DG (52.6%) was much lower than that in the NDG (82.5%) at 6 months after onset. |
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