title: [Evaluation of electroneurography as a prognostic method in the development of peripheral facial paralysis].
abstract: Electroneurography (EnoG) is a prognostic test used in the assessment of the peripheral facial nerve paralysis. We believe that when performed in standard conditions and together with the clinical evolutive parameters, it is very useful to reveal the critical time for a more radical treatment. We studied 44 patients; 13 patients had greater than 90% neural degeneration on EnoG. 5 of them underwent facial nerve surgical decompression due to a poor clinical outcome and up to three of these patients had a normal facial function after this.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife. emcampos@ull.es
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: López Campos
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pérez Piñero
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: López Aguado
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D018450:Disease Progression; D004568:Electrodiagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009431:Neural Conduction; D011379:Prognosis; D012008:Recurrence; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D016896:Treatment Outcome