Sensation of the face in patients with unilateral facial nerve palsy

Recruiting

Conditions: facial nerve palsy
facial paralysis
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Registration Number: NL-OMON53450

Lead Sponsor: Medisch Universitair Ziekenhuis Maastricht

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 63

Inclusion Criteria

Group 1 (new onset facial palsy patients):
- 18 years or older, and;
- (A history of) unilateral facial nerve palsy, independent of etiology

Group 2A/B (facial synkinesis/hemifacial spasms patients):
- 18 years or older, and;
- (A history of) unilateral facial nerve palsy, independent of etiology, and;
- >=1 year after the start of the facial nerve palsy, or;
- Hemifacial spasms caused by a neurovascular conflict

Exclusion Criteria

Group 1:
- First presentation longer than 3 weeks after onset of facial nerve palsy
(relative exclusion criterium, this is not the case for patients with
synkinesis)
- Bilateral facial nerve palsy

Group 2A/B:
- (A history of) bilateral facial nerve palsy

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational non invasive

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>- To evaluate sensation of the face in patients with unilateral facial nerve<br /><br>palsy and compare the sensation of the affected side to the non-affected side.<br /><br>- To compare sensation of the face in patients with synkinesis after facial<br /><br>nerve palsy to patients with hemifacial spasms due to a neurovascular conflict.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>- To evaluate the change in sensation of the face at the beginning and during<br /><br>recovery of facial nerve palsy.<br /><br>- To measure quality of life by use of the FACE-Q Paralysis scale in patients<br /><br>with unilateral facial nerve palsy.<br /><br>- To investigate whether a correlation exists between sensation of the face and<br /><br>course of the facial palsy in time.</p><br>