S aciclovir a helpful treatment for idiopathic bells palsy

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As of 2013, according to the CDC, not one state had an obesity prevalence of less than 20%-and the national goal is 15%. The lowest rates (20-25%) were in California, Colorado, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Montana, Utah, Vermont, and Washington, DC. The highest (35% or higher) were in Mississippi and West Virginia. Regionally, the South had the highest prevalence (30.2%), while the West had the lowest (24.9%).

1. Can Synacthen be used instead of steroids in the treatment of idiopathic Bell's palsy and how long should the treatment last? What is the recommended dose?

2. Is aciclovir a helpful treatment for idiopathic Bell's palsy?

3. In a child aged 5 years, can the presence of horizontal, fine, bilateral nystagmus with the fast component towards the point of fixation, with no other neurological or system abnormality, be considered a normal variant?

4. Are inner ear sedatives, and betahistine in particular, effective in the treatment of vertigo due to lateral medullary syndrome or any central lesion?

5. Are steroids appropriate in the treatment for vestibular neuronitis?

6. Why is there no gag reflex during the act of deglutition as I have seen that when we touch any thing to the posterior third of the tongue there is always gag reflex?

7. Can cerebellar lesions cause head nodding? Is this involuntary movement diagnostic for a cerebellar lesion in a patient who does not display Parkinsonian features or essential tremor?

8. 1. What is the treatment of choice in symptomatic myoclonus resulting from a lesion of the cerebral cortex or spinal cord?

2. Does piracetam have a role in treatment of symptomatic myoclonus resulting from lesion of the cerebral cortex or spinal cord?

9. Is ankle clonus diagnostic of pyramidal tract lesion?

10. Is pronator drift pathognomonic of a pyramidal tract lesion or does it occur with any lesion of the motor system?

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