Patient Characteristics
VZV, throat, varicella zoster, herpes simplex
VARICELLA ZOSTER, VIRUS, PERIPHERAL FACIAL PALSY, BELLS PALSY, HERPES SIMPLEX
Abbreviations: BP, Bells palsy; ENT, ear, nose, and throat; HB, House-Brackmann; HSV, herpes simplex virus; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; PFP, peripheral facial palsy; VZV, varicella zoster virus.Unless otherwise indicated, data are expressed as No. (%) of patients. Percentages have been rounded and may not total 100.Grades II to III indicate eye closure possible; grades IV to VI, eye closure not possible. The HB grade was missing for 1 patient in the confirmed BP group.Assessed in 82 patients in the confirmed BP group and 3 in the nonidiopathic PFP group. Indicates decreased thresholds of at least 10 dB at 3 consecutive frequencies on the affected side compared with the healthy side.Assessed in 89 patients in the confirmed BP group and 8 in the nonidiopathic PFP group. Improvement indicates lower HB grade at 1 month; deterioration, higher HB grade at 1 month.