The prognostic value of facial nerve conduction velocity in patients with Bell's palsy.
Clin Otolaryngol Allied Sci
; 23(6): 520-3, 1998 Dec.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9884805
ABSTRACT
The facial nerve conduction velocity was measured in 30 healthy subjects (60 sides) and in 51 patients with a unilateral Bell's palsy. The normal value was 47.8 +/- 5.1 m/s. Incomplete recovery was common in Bell's palsy when the velocity was below 30 m/s. Mild synkinesis was observed in only one patient when the nerve conduction velocity was above 30 m/s. When the degree of degeneration revealed by electroneuroneography did not exceed 60%, the conduction velocity was in the normal range. For degrees of degeneration in excess of this, the conduction velocity decreased in parallel with the increase in the degree of degeneration.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Facial Nerve
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Facial Paralysis
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Neural Conduction
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Clin Otolaryngol Allied Sci
Year:
1998
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Hungary