Prognostic value of electroneurography using the midline method for predicting the development of synkinesis after peripheral facial palsy

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OBJECTIVE: The prognostic value of electroneurography (ENoG) for predicting the incidence of synkinesis is reportedly about 40 % using the formal standard method (ENoG-SM). However, the prognostic value of ENoG using the newly developed midline method (ENoG-MM) has not been determined. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the optimal prognostic value and advantages of ENoG-MM for predicting the incidence of synkinesis.

METHODS: Participants were 573 patients treated for peripheral facial palsy including Bell's palsy or Ramsay Hunt syndrome. We investigated the clinical presence of any oral-ocular or ocular-oral synkinesis from the medical records. ENoG-MM and ENoG-SM were performed 10-14 days after symptom onset. In ENoG-MM, compound muscle action potentials were recorded by placing the anode on the mental protuberance and the cathode on the philtrum. In ENoG-SM, electrodes were placed on the nasolabial fold. Synkinesis was clinically assessed at the end of follow-up or at >1 year after onset. The sensitivity and specificity of ENoG values for predicting the incidence of synkinesis were compared between ENoG-MM and ENoG-SM at every 5 % around 40 % (range, 30-50 %).

RESULTS: At every 5 % of ENoG values around 40 %, ENoG-MM provided higher sensitivity and lower specificity for predicting the incidence of synkinesis compared with ENoG-SM. In particular, when the cut-off value was set at 45 %, sensitivity was 100 % and 95.3 % with ENoG-MM and ENoG-SM, respectively.

CONCLUSION: In peripheral facial palsy, ENoG-MM offered higher sensitivity than ENoG-SM for predicting synkinesis. ENoG-MM is useful for screening patients at risk of developing synkinesis. In clinical practice, an ENoG-MM cut-off value of 45 % must be the optimal prognostic value because of the 100 % sensitivity.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:51

Enthalten in:

Auris, nasus, larynx - 51(2024), 3 vom: 28. März, Seite 599-604

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Okazaki, Aishi [VerfasserIn]
Nakano, Haruki [VerfasserIn]
Haginomori, Shin-Ichi [VerfasserIn]
Ayani, Yusuke [VerfasserIn]
Inaka, Yuko [VerfasserIn]
Ozaki, Akiko [VerfasserIn]
Kikuoka, Yusuke [VerfasserIn]
Inui, Takaki [VerfasserIn]
Nakazawa, Ayumi [VerfasserIn]
Wada, Shin-Ichi [VerfasserIn]
Kawata, Ryo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bell's palsy
Electroneurography
Facial paralysis
Journal Article
Ramsay Hunt syndrome
Synkinesis

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Date Revised 29.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1016/j.anl.2024.02.005

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370419480