Table 2 Characteristics of study participants (n = 118)
Female gender (n (%)) | 62 (52.5) |
Age, in years (median (IQR)) | 62.6 (48.8; 71.6) |
Right sided facial palsy (n (%)) | 61 (51.7) |
Duration of facial palsy, in years (median (IQR)) | 12.6 (6.6; 32.8) |
Aetiology of facial palsy (n (%)) | |
Acoustic neuroma | 29 (24.6) |
Trauma | 12 (10.2) |
Congenital | 11 (9.3) |
Bell’s palsy | 11 (9.3) |
Parotid tumour | 9 (7.6) |
Iatrogenic | 8 (6.8) |
Brain tumour | 8 (6.8) |
Otitis media | 6 (5.1) |
Head and neck cancer | 4 (3.4) |
Unknown/other | 20 (16.9) |