House-Brackmann Facial Nerve Grading
House-Brackmann facial-nerve grading (1985): the I-VI grade of facial-nerve function, from normal to total paralysis.
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Example
- House-Brackmann grade
- 3
Result: House-Brackmann grade III: moderate dysfunction.
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What the result means
- Grade I–VI
- I normal; II mild; III moderate; IV moderately severe; V severe; VI total paralysis.
- Axes
- each grade keys to symmetry/tone at rest and to forehead, eye and mouth motion.
What you enter
- House-Brackmann grade (1-6)
How this is calculated
House JW, Brackmann DE. Facial nerve grading system. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1985;93(2):146-147. Read the source ↗
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