Assessment of the Cross-face Nerve Graft in the Treatment of Facial Paralysis

University Medical Center Groningen50 enrolled

Overview

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

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.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Facial Palsy

Interventions

Cross-face nerve graftPROCEDURE

connecting the healthy facial nerve to the affected facial nerve

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Treated with one of the described procedures Exclusion Criteria: * Evaluation material present

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Symmetry of the mouth

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.

Time frame: March 2016 - October 2016

Excursion of the mouth

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.

Time frame: March 2016 - October 2016

Disease-specific quality-of-life

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).

Time frame: March 2016 - October 2016

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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