Question
My child has half of their face paralyzed, and I’ve heard that prednisone is effective for this. I want to know if prednisone treatment for facial paralysis is helpful?
Answer
In clinical diagnosis, facial paralysis can be categorized into central and peripheral types. Central facial paralysis is caused by brain disorders and the use of prednisone is not very meaningful in such cases. Based on your description, it is initially considered to be peripheral facial paralysis, also known as facial neuritis; prednisone has anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic effects; therefore, early use of prednisone in the treatment of peripheral facial paralysis can achieve good therapeutic effects.