Comparisons of steroid, acyclovir, lipoprostoglandin E1 and steroid + acyclovir treatments in facial paralysis: A rat study

Facial paralysis induced by HSV1 recovered spontaneously within a week. In the treatment of facial paralysis, steroid alone, acyclovir alone, steroid + acyclovir, or lipoprostaglandin E1 all reduced edema in the infected facial nerve but there was no statistical difference in of the rate or degree of recovery.