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21 March 2023 : Clinical Research  

Is There a Relationship Between Bell’s Palsy and White Matter Lesions?

Nurcan Yurtsever Kum ORCID logo1ABCDEF*, Hatice Gul Hatipoglu Cetin ORCID logo2ABCE

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.939723

Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e939723

Table 2 Comparisons of cerebral white matter lesions within the Bell’s palsy group according to House-Brackmann grade.

House-Brackmann gradeG 2 (n=5)G 3 (n=7)G 4 (n=15)G 5 (n=15)G 6 (n=9)aPbP
PVWM Score
 Mean±SD0.20±0.440.57±0.530.46±0.510.86±0.630.77±0.440.123
 Min-Max (Median)0–1 (0)0–1 (0)0–1 (0)0–2 (1)0–1 (1)
DWM Score
 Mean±SD0.00±0.000.57±0.530.66±0.720.80±0.560.88±0.600.071
 Min-Max (Median)0–0 (0)0–1 (1)0–2 (1)0–2 (1)0–2 (1)
CWMLs (absence/presence)n (%)4/1 (80.0/20.0%)3/4 (42.9/57.1%)5/10 (33.3/66.7%)2/13 (13.3/86.7%)1/8 (11.1/88.9%)0.040* >0.05other binary comparisons*
a Kruskal-Wallis test;
b Mann-Whitney U test;
* P
G – House-Brackmann grade; PVWM – periventricular white matter; DWM – deep white matter; SD – standard deviation; CWML – cerebral white matter lesions.

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