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Assessing anxiety, depression and quality of life in patients with peripheral facial palsy: a systematic review.
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- Comprehensive Transcriptomic Analysis Identifies Potential Biomarkers and Underlying Mechanisms of Acupuncture in Treating Peripheral Facial Paralysis.Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN · 2026Article
- AI-Based Angle Map Analysis of Facial Asymmetry in Peripheral Facial Palsy.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Evidence summary: facial nerve rehabilitationtraining management for patients with peripheral facial paralysis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026Review
- Deep learning-based automatic facial symmetry scoring in peripheral facial palsy.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Recovery and Recurrence in Bell's Palsy: A Propensity Score-Matched Comparative Study Across ENT, Pain Medicine, and Traditional Korean Medicine.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Facial magnetomyography using an array of optically pumped magnetometers.Clinical neurophysiology practice · 2025Article
- Biological effect of acupuncture on peripheral facial paralysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Review
- Functional Outcomes and Self-Reported Quality of Life in Patients with Facial Nerve Impairment Following Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Impact of Botulinum Toxin Injections on Quality of Life of Patients with Long-Standing Peripheral Facial Palsy.Toxins · 2024Article
- Clinical and Electrophysiological Evaluation of Electrical Stimulation in Patients with Bell's Palsy.Acta medica Lituanic · 2024Article
- Study protocol for a randomized trial comparing two electroacupuncture waveforms for different severity groups of Bell palsy.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectivePeripheral facial palsy (PFP) is predominantly a unilateral disorder of the facial nerve, which can lead to psychological disorders that can result in decreased quality of life. The aim of this systematic review was to assess anxiety, depression and quality of life symptoms associated with PFP. DATA SOURCES: We searched the Medline, PEDro, CINAHL and Google Scholar databases to conduct this systematic review while following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses standards. The search was performed by two independent reviewers, and differences between the two reviewers were resolved by consensus. STUDY SELECTION: The search terms used were derived from the combination of the following MeSH terms: "facial paralysis", "bell palsy", "anxiety", "anxiety disorders", "depression", "depressive disorders", "quality of life" and not MeSH: "facial palsy", "hemifacial paralysis", "facial paresis", "Peripheral Facial Paralysis", using the combination of different Boolean operators (AND/OR). DATA EXTRACTION: On November 1st (2019). DATA SYNTHESIS: In total, 18 cross-sectional articles and two case-control studies were selected.
conclusionsThe cross-sectional articles showed low methodological quality, while the case-control studies showed acceptable methodological quality. Limited evidence suggests that patients with PFP might have increased levels of anxiety and depressive symptoms. A qualitative analysis also showed limited evidence that quality of life might be diminished in patients with PFP. PROSPERO: CRD42020159843.
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