Association of Regional Facial Dysfunction With Facial Palsy-Related Quality of Life.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Study of the association of regional facial dysfunction with quality of life will lead to a better understanding of quality of life in facial palsy.

Objective

To determine the association of regional facial dysfunction with facial palsy-related quality of life.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort analysis included patients with flaccid and nonflaccid (synkinetic) facial palsy treated at a tertiary care facial nerve center; the flaccid facial palsy group included 529 patients, and the nonflaccid facial palsy group included 391 patients. Data were included from all patients with facial palsy who had an eFACE score and Facial Clinimetric Evaluation (FaCE) scale total score acquired at the same time from February 1, 2014, through October

SUBMITTER: van Veen MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6440235 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature