关键词: 面神经, 面神经功能, 面瘫

Abstract:

Objective    To design a facial nerve function estimating table and apply it to a short-time prognosis research on facial paralysis. Methods    Choose 36 facial nerve surgery patients from October 2006 to October 2008 in our department，take digital photographs of them and design a facial nerve function estimating table according to the old measurements. Different doctors use the new facial nerve function estimating table at different times. Analyze the results by statistical methods. Results    In the subjective evaluation part of this facial nerve function estimating table，the inter-rater and intra-rater intraclass correlation coefficient were both very high. While the objective measurement part reflected the movements of the expression on the facial paralysis patients’ face precisely and completely，by combining the similar researches before and clinical practices. It also made some innovation. Conclusions    The clinical application of facial nerve function estimating table is easy to manipulate，inexpensive in cost and is also with high veracity. Compared with the ancient facial nerve function estimating methods，it is proved that this table is able to estimate and measure the function of facial nerve. If it is used in the prognosis research of facial paralysis，it can make the research more precise and persuasive.

Key words: facial nerve；facial nerve function；facial paralysis