Face-to-Face Versus Video Assessment of Facial Paralysis: Implications for Telemedicine

Conclusions: Video assessment of FNP with the House-Brackmann and Sunnybrook systems was as reliable as face-to-face but with insufficient agreement, especially in the assessment of synkinesis. However, video assessment does not account for the impact of real-time interactions that occur during tele-assessment sessions.
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - Category: General Medicine Authors: Source Type: research