Value of the facial nerve latency test in the prognosis of childhood Bell's palsy
| Autor: | A. Skevas, Vassillios G. Danielides, Ioannis Kastanioudakis, Kanaris Panagopoulos |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Facial Nerve/*physiopathology Facial Paralysis Synaptic Transmission Group A Nerve Regeneration/physiology Group B Bell's palsy Reaction Time medicine Humans Facial Paralysis/*physiopathology Latency (engineering) Child Neurologic Examination Palsy Electromyography business.industry Synaptic Transmission/*physiology General Medicine Prognosis medicine.disease Facial nerve Facial paralysis Nerve Regeneration Surgery Facial Nerve El Niño Child Preschool Anesthesia Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female Reaction Time/*physiology Neurology (clinical) business |
| Zdroj: | Child's Nervous System. 8:126-128 |
| ISSN: | 1433-0350 0256-7040 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/bf00298266 |
| Popis: | In the present study we evaluated the facial nerve latency test (FNLT) as a prognostic tool in cases of childhood Bell's palsy. Twenty-five children aged 4-14 years were studied. We divided our subjects into three groups according to duration of latency time (LT). Group A patients had an LT within the normal range, with average of 3.27 ms, group B a slightly prolonged LT averaging 5.7 ms, and group C a markedly prolonged LT averaging 10.5 ms. Analysis of the recovery index by group showed that group A patients experienced complete and quick recovery, while in group B 50% had complete but delayed recovery and 50% slightly impaired facial nerve function, and in group C 50% had slightly impaired function and 50% incomplete recovery. The more prolonged the LT, the worse the clinical results. The FNLT is thus a valuable prognostic tool in cases of Bell's palsy in childhood. Childs Nerv Syst |
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