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Prognostic Value of Electroneurography in Bell’s Palsy

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Prognosis is one of the most challenging problems concerning idiopothic facial paralysis. Electrodiagnostic tests in Bell’s palsy are traditionally used to predict prognosis and determine the need for possible surgery. The most widely used electrodiagnostic tests are minimal nerve excitability, maximal nerve excitability, and electroneurography (ENoG). ENoG is currently considered the most sensitive prognostic tool for evaluation of patients with Bell’s palsy. However, some technical deficiencies are still unresolved and the methodology of testing is not fully standardized.

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  1. La Vina, 2-4°D-Urb. Baymar, 28220, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain

    J. Gavilán & C. Gavilán

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  1. Klinik und Poliklinik für Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenheilkunde, Universität zu Köln, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 9, D-50924, Köln, Germany

    E. R. Stennert

  2. Max-Planck-Institut für Psychiatrie und Neuromorphologie, Am Klopferspitz 18a, D-82152, Martinsried, Germany

    G. W. Kreutzberg

  3. Klinik und Poliklinik für Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenheilkunde, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 9, D-50924, Köln, Germany

    O. Michel (Ltd. Oberarzt) & M. Jungehülsing (Wiss. Mitarbeiter) (Ltd. Oberarzt) &  (Wiss. Mitarbeiter)

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Gavilán, J., Gavilán, C. (1994). Prognostic Value of Electroneurography in Bell’s Palsy. In: Stennert, E.R., Kreutzberg, G.W., Michel, O., Jungehülsing, M. (eds) The Facial Nerve. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-85090-5_15

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