Editing Bell's palsy (section)

===Steroids===
[[Corticosteroid]]s such as [[prednisone]] improve recovery at 6 months and are thus recommended.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite journal | vauthors = Madhok VB, Gagyor I, Daly F, Somasundara D, Sullivan M, Gammie F, Sullivan F | title = Corticosteroids for Bell's palsy (idiopathic facial paralysis) | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | volume = 2016 | pages = CD001942 | date = July 2016 | issue = 7 | pmid = 27428352 | pmc = 6457861 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD001942.pub5 }}</ref> Early treatment (within 3 days after the onset) is necessary for benefit<ref name="Surgery09"/> with a 14% greater probability of recovery.<ref name="Evidence-based guideline update: st">{{cite journal | vauthors = Gronseth GS, Paduga R | title = Evidence-based guideline update: steroids and antivirals for Bell palsy: report of the Guideline Development Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology | journal = Neurology | volume = 79 | issue = 22 | pages = 2209–13 | date = November 2012 | pmid = 23136264 | doi = 10.1212/WNL.0b013e318275978c | doi-access = free }}</ref> There is some debate regarding the optimal dosing strategy which is generally physician dependent.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Gupta |first1=Keshav Kumar |last2=Balai |first2=Edward |last3=Tang |first3=Ho Tsun |last4=Ahmed |first4=Abiya Amna |last5=Doshi |first5=Jayesh R. |date=2023-04-01 |title=Comparing the Use of High-Dose to Standard-Dose Corticosteroids for the Treatment of Bell's Palsy in Adults-A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36706448 |journal=Otology & Neurotology|volume=44 |issue=4 |pages=310–316 |doi=10.1097/MAO.0000000000003823 |issn=1537-4505 |pmid=36706448|s2cid=256326046 }}</ref>