Electrical response grading versus House-Brackmann scale for evaluation of facial nerve injury after Bell's palsy: a comparative study.
- Author:
Bin HUANG
;
Zhangling ZHOU
;
Lili WANG
;
Cong ZUO
;
Yan LU
;
Yong CHEN
- Publication Type:Clinical Trial
- From:
Journal of Integrative Medicine
2014;12(4):367-71
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
There are no convenient techniques to evaluate the degree of facial nerve injury during a course of acupuncture treatment for Bell's palsy. Our previous studies found that observing the electrical response of specific facial muscles provided reasonable correlation with the prognosis of electroacupuncture treatment. Hence, we used the new method to evaluate the degree of facial nerve injury in patients with Bell's palsy in comparison with the House-Brackmann scale. The relationship between therapeutic effects and prognosis was analyzed to explore an objective method for evaluating Bell's palsy.
