Predicting value for incomplete recovery in Bell's palsy of facial nerve ultrasound versus nerve conduction study

CONCLUSIONS: Although HRUS shows abnormally increased facial nerve diameter in patients in the acute phase of Bell's palsy, the predictive value of this technique for incomplete clinical recovery at three and six months is lower than that of the nerve conduction study.SIGNIFICANCE: Nerve ultrasound has a low predictive value for incomplete clinical recovery in patients with Bell's Palsy.PMID:38150916 | DOI:10.1016/j.clinph.2023.11.020

Source: Clinical Neurophysiology - December 27, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: G Di Pietro P Falco C D'Elia L Cavalcanti G De Stefano G Di Stefano E Fabiano E Galosi C Leone E Vicenzini A Truini P Mancini Source Type: research