Facial Palsy
Conditions
Brief summary
A retrospective and cross-sectional analysis of standard of care for facial paralysis involving the cross-face nerve graft in the past 20 years. * Imagery analysis * Questionnaires
Detailed description
The investigators will retrospectively and cross sectionally analyze all patients treated with a cross-face nerve graft and another nerve transfer in our institution by image analysis and sending out quality of life questionnaires.
Interventions
PROCEDURECross-face nerve graft
connecting the healthy facial nerve to the affected facial nerve
Sponsors
University Medical Center Groningen
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Treated with one of the described procedures
Exclusion criteria
* Evaluation material present
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Symmetry of the mouth | March 2016 - October 2016 | Symmetry of the mouth expressed as the difference in millimeters between the position of the affected and the healthy corner of the mouth on a picture. An ideal symmetry would be 0 mm. Measured with the FACE-gram software. |
| Excursion of the mouth | March 2016 - October 2016 | Excursion of the mouth expressed as the difference in millimeters between the position of the affected corner of the mouth in repose and with smile on a picture. Measured with the FACE-gram software. |
| Disease-specific quality-of-life | March 2016 - October 2016 | A validated self-reported disease-specific quality-of-life questionnaire was used (Facial Clinimetric Evaluation scale). On which patients can score anything between 0 and 100 points (100 being healty). |
Outcome results
None listed