Background: A variety of facial nerve grading scales have been developed over the years
with the intended goals of objectively documenting facial nerve function, tracking recovery …

Current outcome tracking in facial palsy is multimodal, consisting of patient-reported
outcome measures, clinician-graded scoring systems, objective assessment tools, and novel …

Background: The subjective nature of facial aesthetics and the difficulties associated with
quantifying facial function have made outcomes analysis in facial paralysis challenging …

Background: Facial palsy assessment is nonstandardized. Clinician-graded scales are
limited by subjectivity and observer bias. Computer-aided grading would be desirable to …

Importance Synkinesis is the involuntary movement of 1 area of the face accompanying
volitional movement of another; it is commonly encountered in patients affected by facial …

Purpose An automated, objective, fast and simple classification system for the grading of
facial palsy (FP) is lacking. Methods An observational single center study was performed …

Background: There is currently a mandate globally to incorporate patient's perceptions of
their illness into outcome measures, in order to provide a deeper insight into medical …

Objectives: Vestibular schwannomas are the hallmark of neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2),
occurring in> 95% of patients. These tumors develop on the vestibulocochlear nerve and are …

Facial reanimation is the surgical process of attempting to restore dynamic, spontaneous
symmetry to the paralysed face. We undertook to review the most frequently used scoring …

Background The Sunnybrook facial grading scale is a comprehensive scale for the
evaluation of facial paralysis patients. Its results greatly depend on subjective input. This …