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Facial Nerve Grading System 2.0.
- Source :
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Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery [Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg] 2009 Apr; Vol. 140 (4), pp. 445-50. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- Objective: To present an updated version of the original Facial Nerve Grading Scale (FNGS), commonly referred to as the House-Brackmann scale.<br />Study Design: Controlled trial of grading systems using a series of 21 videos of individuals with varying degrees of facial paralysis.<br />Results: The intraobserver and interobserver agreement was high among the original and revised scales. Nominal improvement is seen in percentage of exact agreement of grade and reduction of instances of examiners differing by more then one grade when using FNGS 2.0. FNGS 2.0 also offers improved agreement in differentiating between grades 3 and 4.<br />Conclusion: FNGS 2.0 incorporates regional scoring of facial movement, providing additional information while maintaining agreement comparable to the original scale. Ambiguities regarding use of the grading scale are addressed.
- Subjects :
- Facial Asymmetry etiology
Facial Asymmetry pathology
Facial Nerve Diseases complications
Facial Nerve Diseases pathology
Facial Paralysis etiology
Humans
Observer Variation
Reproducibility of Results
Smiling physiology
Synkinesis etiology
Synkinesis physiopathology
Video Recording
Facial Nerve Diseases physiopathology
Facial Paralysis physiopathology
Severity of Illness Index
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0194-5998
- Volume :
- 140
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 19328328
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.otohns.2008.12.031