[Treatment of primary neuritis of the facial nerve with compresses of dimexide and nicotinic acid].

The author describes a method of treating Bell's palsy by compresses of the following composition: 10 ml dimexide (DMCO), a 1% solution of nicotinic acid (5 ml) and physiological saline (5 ml). Compresses are applied onto the area of the papillary process of the involved side. A course of treatment consisted of 10-12 sessions. Sixty-five patients with Bell's palsy were treated using this method. The therapeutic efficacy was compared with the results of the conventional treatment of Bell's palsy in the control group. The new method of treatment was associated with a statistically significant increase in the rate of those cured and a decrease in the therapy duration.