[Programme of criteria for clinical evaluation and assessment of therapeutic effects of peripheral facial paralysis].
OBJECTIVE
To establish perfect criteria for clinical evaluation and assessment of therapeutic effects of peripheral facial paralysis.


METHODS
With reference to relative evaluating criteria, and in combination with self-characteristics of TCM and functional characteristics of facial nerves, and via clinical repeated investigation and control evaluation, put forward a scale for peripheral facial nerve rating, criteria for facial nerve grading, criteria of syndrome types and criteria of assessment of therapeutic effects.


RESULTS
Clinical preliminary determination indicated that the assessment contents were characterized by rational reference, convenience and objectiveness.


CONCLUSIONS
The program can used as criteria for clinical evaluation and assessment of therapeutic effects, but it needs support of clinical effectiveness and determination of confidence, and multi-central studies.
Wang
Sheng-qiang
SQ
Department of TCM, Acupuncture, Massage and Physiotherapy, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050031, China. wangshengqiang57@163.com
Bai
Ya-Ping
YP
Wang
Zi-chen
ZC
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000502:physiology; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional