Programme of criteria for clinical evaluation and assessment of therapeutic effects of peripheral facial paralysis / 中国针灸

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To establish perfect criteria for clinical evaluation and assessment of therapeutic effects of peripheral facial paralysis.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>With reference to relative evaluating criteria, and in combination with self-characteristics of TCM and functional characteristics of facial nerves, and via clinical repeated investigation and control evaluation, put forward a scale for peripheral facial nerve rating, criteria for facial nerve grading, criteria of syndrome types and criteria of assessment of therapeutic effects.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Clinical preliminary determination indicated that the assessment contents were characterized by rational reference, convenience and objectiveness.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The program can used as criteria for clinical evaluation and assessment of therapeutic effects, but it needs support of clinical effectiveness and determination of confidence, and multi-central studies.</p>