Objective: To investigate the role of vitamin D on the etiology and the prognosis of Bell’s Palsy (BP).
Methods: A prospective controlled clinical study was conducted on patients diagnosed as BP and healthy volunteers as control group. Vitamin D levels were measured in all subjects. In a homogenous group, effects of vitamin D on the etiology and prognosis were evaluated according to House-Brackmann (HB) grades of participants.
Results: Vitamin D levels were similar in the BP and control groups. In BP group, patients with advanced HB grades had lower vitamin D levels. Moreover poorer outcomes (p=0.01) were achieved in patients who had <10ng/ml vitamin D, regardless the initial HB grade.
Conclusion: Our results demonstrated a possible role of vitamin D levels on the prognosis of BP. Lower vitamin
D levels may have a negative effect on recovery particularly in patients with advanced grades.
| Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
|---|---|
| Konular | Kulak Burun Boğaz |
| Bölüm | Araştırma Makalesi |
| Yazarlar | |
| Gönderilme Tarihi | 22 Ekim 2020 |
| Kabul Tarihi | 17 Aralık 2020 |
| Yayımlanma Tarihi | 30 Aralık 2020 |
| Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2020 Cilt: 10 Sayı: 3 |