Clinical Assessment of a New Computerized Objective Method of Measuring Facial Palsy

• Published in: Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B: Skull Base Vol. 73; no. S 02
• Main Authors: Kecskés, G., O'Reilly, B., Jóri, J., Rovó, L.
• Format: Conference Proceeding Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.06.2012
• ISSN: 2193-6331; 2193-634X
• DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1314322

Objective: To compare the results using a new computerized objective method of assessing the degree of facial palsy with the results obtained using traditional clinical methods. Design: Prospective computerized pixel change analysis and clinical evaluation of videos. Setting: Tertiary referral center. Patients: Subjects with varying degrees of unilateral facial palsy. Methods: Comparison of the results obtained from an objective computerized method, the Glasgow Facial Palsy Scale, with the standard subjective clinical methods of the House-Brackmann, Yanagihara, and Sunnybrook grading scales and the objective clinical Stennert-Limberg-Frentrup Scale. Results: Statistical analysis of the results from the objective computerized system indicated that there is an averagely strong correlation with the results from the House-Brackmann, Sunnybrook, and Stennert-Limberg-Frentrup scales, and it therefore has the ability to produce consistent results that agree with traditional clinical methods. It has a strong correlation with the Yanagihara grading scale, indicating that it also has the ability to detect and record variations in the different regions of the face. Conclusion: This new computerized objective method of assessing the degree of facial palsy shows promise as a standardized objective method of assessing the degree of facial palsy.