J Audiol Otol.  2016 Apr;20(1):8-12. 10.7874/jao.2016.20.1.8.

Clinical Efficacy of Electroneurography in Acute Facial Paralysis

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu, Korea. leedh0814@catholic.ac.kr

Abstract

The estimated incidence of acute facial paralysis is approximately 30 patients per 100000 populations annually. Facial paralysis is an extremely frightening situation and gives extreme stress to patients because obvious disfiguring face may cause significant functional, aesthetic, and psychological disturbances. For stressful patients with acute facial paralysis, it is very important for clinicians to answer the questions like whether or not their facial function will return to normal, how much of their facial function will be recovered, and how long this is going to take. It is also important for clinicians to treat the psychological aspects by adequately explaining the prognosis, in addition to providing the appropriate medical treatment. For decades, clinicians have used various electrophysiologic tests, including the nerve excitability test, the maximal stimulation test, electroneurography, and electromyography. In particular, electroneurography is the only objective measure that is useful in early stage of acute facial paralysis. In this review article, we first discuss the pathophysiology of injured peripheral nerve. And then, we describe about various electrophysiologic tests and discuss the electroneurography extensively.

Keyword

Acute facial paralysis; Electrophysiological test; Electroneurography; Electromyography

MeSH Terms

Electromyography
Facial Paralysis*
Humans
Incidence
Peripheral Nerves
Prognosis
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