Patient's question:
The child has facial paralysis on one side of the face. It is said that prednisone is effective for this. I want to ask if prednisone is effective for facial paralysis?Doctor's answer:
In clinical diagnosis, facial paralysis is divided into central facial paralysis and peripheral facial paralysis. Central facial paralysis is caused by brain disorders, and the use of prednisone has little significance in treatment. Based on your condition, it is preliminarily considered to be peripheral facial paralysis. Peripheral facial paralysis is also known as facial neuritis; prednisone has anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic effects. Therefore, in the treatment of peripheral facial paralysis, using prednisone in the early stage can achieve good therapeutic effects.