title: [Comparison of the prognostic value between the nerve excitability test and maximum stimulation test in evaluation of Bell's palsy].
abstract: In the present comparative study we applied the nerve excitability test (NET) and the maximum stimulation test (MST) to 131 patients with idiopathic facial nerve palsy. Our aim was to determine their value in the evaluation of facial nerve function. Results showed that the percentage of error of the NET in the prognosis of facial nerve palsy was 16%. In contrast, the MST was simple in its application and had a high percentage of reliability (97%). However, it remains a qualitative method, since it is dependent on the examiner's observations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Danielides
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Skevas
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kastanioundakis
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Anastasopoulos
mesh_terms: D001369:Axons / Q000502:physiology; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D011379:Prognosis; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000502:physiology*; D014855:Wallerian Degeneration / Q000502:physiology
vernacular_title: Vergleich der prognostischen Aussagefähigkeit zwischen Nerve Excitability Test (NET) und Maximum Stimulation Test bei der Beurteilung der Bellschen Lähmung.