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Vol. 58. Issue 2.
Pages 52-55 (January 2007)
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Vol. 58. Issue 2.
Pages 52-55 (January 2007)
Peripheral Facial Palsy. Descriptive Study at the University Hospital in Getafe
Parálisis facial periférica. Estudio descriptivo en el Hospital Universitario de Getafe
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Alejandra Ayala Mejías
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sandri_ayala@hotmail.com

Correspondence: Hermano Gárate, 9, bajo 5. 28020 Madrid. España.
, José Carlos Casqueiro Sánchez, Enrique Durio Calero, Ricardo Sanz Fernández
Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Getafe, Madrid, Spain
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Objective

Our aim is to validate a protocol for the diagnosis and treatment of peripheral facial palsy.

Material and method

A cross-sectional and retrospective descriptive study was made of 63 patients diagnosed with facial palsy and given out-patient follow-up care.

Results

The average age was 41 years, with a 60% preponderance of men, and the predominant side was the left one with a House-Brackmann degree of III on debut. The average time of evolution was 24 hours and the most frequent symptoms were mastoid pain and algiacusia. The treatment used was oral corticoids. Most were discharged in the first 60 days, without any relation with treatment or with the initial degree.

Conclusions

Our protocol is valid and it allows suitable monitoring of this pathology. Most of the cases are resolved within the first 60 days. The tests habitually done have a low diagnostic yield, except for the electroneuronography, very useful within the first 21 days.

Key words:
Facial palsy
Protocol
Treatment
Objetivo

Nuestro objetivo es validar un protocolo diagnóstico y terapéutico de parálisis facial periférica.

Material y método

Realizamos un estudio descriptivo, transversal y retrospectivo de 63 pacientes diagnosticados de parálisis facial, con seguimiento en consulta.

Resultados

La media de edad fue de 41 años, con un 60% de varones; el lado predominante fue el izquierdo, con grado III de House-Brackmann al inicio. El tiempo de evolución medio fue de 24 h y los síntomas más frecuentes fueron el dolor mastoideo y la algiacusia. El tratamiento utilizado fueron los corticoides orales. Se dio el alta a la mayoría en los primeros 60 días, sin relación con el tratamiento ni con el grado de inicio.

Conclusiones

Nuestro protocolo es válido y permite un seguimiento de esta afección. La mayoría se resuelve dentro de los primeros 60 días. Las pruebas realizadas habitualmente tienen baja rentabilidad diagnóstica, salvo la electroneuronografía, de utilidad en los primeros 21 días.

Palabras clave:
Parálisis facial
Protocolo
Tratamiento

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