Bell's palsy
Conditions
Interventions
Stimulation group:Conventional treatment+ Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
Control group:Conventional treatment of Bell's palsy
Sponsors
The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
15 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All patients were diagnosed according to the guidelines published by the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation ( AAO-HNSF ) in 2013, and the inclusion criteria were: ?meeting the above diagnostic criteria; ?age 15-80 years old, regardless of gender; ?first-onset, unilateral facial palsy with a duration of less than 10 days and without any treatment; ?FNGS score =10; ?receiving repeated transcranial magnetic therapy and who signed the informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria: ?Patients with confirmed central facial palsy; ?Patients with other causes of peripheral facial palsy (e.g., surgical injury, posterior cranial fossa tumor, Lyme disease, Guillain-Barré syndrome, etc.); ?Exclusion of severe cardiac, hepatic, renal, and metabolic diseases, oncological diseases, psychiatric diseases, and pregnant and lactating female patients. ? Contraindications to transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy such as intracranial metallic foreign body, epilepsy history, pacemaker implantation, etc. (6) Patients with impaired consciousness and inability to cooperate with treatment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Facial Nerve Grading System2.0; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactGuoYongkun
The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
Outcome results
None listed