Table 1 Summary of clinical characteristics.

From: Mastoid effusion on temporal bone MRI in patients with Bell’s palsy and Ramsay Hunt syndrome

Characteristics

BP (n = 131)

RHS (n = 33)

 

Male: female

65: 66

14 : 19

P = 0.460

Mean age (range)

45 years (10 -84 years)

53 years (22–88 years)

P = 0.369

Affected side (Right : Left)

63 : 68

15 : 18

P = 0.786

From onset of FNP to MRI

2.9 ± 2.7 days

2.7 ± 2.6 days

P = 0.821

House-Brackmann grade

3.2 ± 0.8

3.6 ± 0.9

P = 0.005

No. of patients with hearing loss

0 (0%)

29 (88%)

P < 0.001

No. of patients with vertigo

0 (0%)

24 (73%)

P < 0.001

  1. BP, Bell’s palsy; RHS, Ramsay Hunt syndrome; FNP, facial nerve palsy; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging.