@entity4401 : the spontaneous course of 2,500 peripheral XXXX of different etiologies.

@entity1 @entity6 @entity229 @entity4401 @entity2103 @entity3762
OBJECTIVE: The Copenhagen Facial Nerve Study aims to explain the spontaneous course of @entity3762 peripheral @entity2103 which occurs without any kind of treatment. In this study @entity4401 and @entity3762 palsy are considered to be synonymous and specify an acute, monosymptomatic, unilateral peripheral facial paresis of unknown etiology. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The material includes 2,570 cases of peripheral @entity2103 studied during a period of 25 years. It includes 1,701 cases of @entity4401 and 869 of @entity4401 . In the total @entity1 sample, 116 had herpes zoster, 76 were @entity6 , 46 were pregnant and 169 were neonates. A total of 38 different etiologies were observed. At the first consultation a standard ENT examination was performed, including a thorough description of the grade and localization of the paresis, taste, stapedius reflex and nasolacrimal reflex tests and acoustic-vestibular examination. Follow-up was done once a week during the first month and subsequently once a month until normal function was restored or for up to 1 year. RESULTS: The initial examination revealed 30% incomplete and 70% complete palsies. Follow-up showed that in 85% of @entity1 function was returned within 3 weeks and in the remaining 15% after 3-5 months. In 71% of @entity1 normal mimical function was obtained. Sequelae were slight in 12% of @entity1 , mild in 13% and severe in 4%. Contracture and associated movements were found in 17% and 16% of @entity1 , respectively. CONCLUSION: A survey of the literature showed that no kind of treatment, including @entity229 , was able to give a better prognosis. The use of @entity229 raises a big ethical problem because no evidence of its efficacy exists and the euphoric side-effect induces a false feeling of benefit in the @entity1 .
