Non-idiopathic peripheral facial palsy: prognostic factors for outcome.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

There is a lack of data on patients' and diagnostic factors for prognostication of complete recovery in patients with non-idiopathic peripheral facial palsy (FP).

Methods

Cohort register-based study of 264 patients with non-idiopathic peripheral FP and uniform diagnostics and standardized treatment in a university hospital from 2007 to 2017 (47% female, median age: 57 years). Clinical data, facial grading, electrodiagnostics, motor function tests, non-motor function tests, and onset of prednisolone therapy were assessed for their impact on the probability of complete recovery using univariable and multivariable statistics.

Results

The most frequent reason for a non-idiopathic peripheral FP was a reactivation of Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV; 36.4%). Traumatic

SUBMITTER: Geißler K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8328849 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature