作者
Gerd Fabian Volk, Carsten Klingner, Mira Finkensieper, Otto W Witte, Orlando Guntinas-Lichius
发表日期
2013/5/1
期刊
BMJ open
卷号
3
期号
6
页码范围
e003007
出版商
British Medical Journal Publishing Group
简介
Objective
Owing to a lack of prospective studies, our aim was to evaluate diagnostic factors, in particular, motor and non-motor function tests, for prognostication of recovery time in patients with acute facial palsy (AFP).
Design
Prospective cohort study.
Setting
University hospital.
Participants
259 patients with AFP.
Measurements
Clinical data, facial grading, electrophysiological motor function tests and other non-motor function tests were assessed for their contribution to recovery time.
Results
The predominant origin of AFP was idiopathic (59%) and traumatic (21%). At baseline, the House-Brackmann scale (HB) was >III in 46% of patients. Follow-up time was 5.6±9.8 months with a complete recovery rate of 49%. The median recovery time was 3.5 months (95% CI 2.2 to 4.7 months). The following variables were associated with faster recovery: Interval between onset of AFP and treatment <6 days versus ≥6 …
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