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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Surface Electromyographic Features for Severity Classification in Facial Palsy: Insights from a German Cohort and Implications for Future Biofeedback Use.

Ibrahim Manzoor, Aryana Popescu, Alexia Stark, Mykola Gorbachuk, Aldo Spolaore, Marcos Tatagiba, Georgios Naros, Kathrin Machetanz

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Ibrahim ManzoorDepartment of Neurosurgery and Neurotechnology, Eberhard Karls University, Hoppe-Seyler-Straße 3, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany.
Aryana PopescuDepartment of Neurosurgery and Neurotechnology, Eberhard Karls University, Hoppe-Seyler-Straße 3, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany.
Alexia StarkDepartment of Neurosurgery and Neurotechnology, Eberhard Karls University, Hoppe-Seyler-Straße 3, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany.
Mykola GorbachukDepartment of Neurosurgery and Neurotechnology, Eberhard Karls University, Hoppe-Seyler-Straße 3, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany.
Aldo SpolaoreDepartment of Neurosurgery and Neurotechnology, Eberhard Karls University, Hoppe-Seyler-Straße 3, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany.ORCID 0009-0002-9858-8377
Marcos TatagibaDepartment of Neurosurgery and Neurotechnology, Eberhard Karls University, Hoppe-Seyler-Straße 3, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany.
Georgios NarosDepartment of Neurosurgery and Neurotechnology, Eberhard Karls University, Hoppe-Seyler-Straße 3, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4807-6234
Kathrin MachetanzDepartment of Neurosurgery and Neurotechnology, Eberhard Karls University, Hoppe-Seyler-Straße 3, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany.

Funding

Federal Ministry of Education and Research 16SV9236
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Facial palsy (FP) significantly impacts patients' quality of life. The accurate classification of FP severity is crucial for personalized treatment planning. Additionally, electromyographic (EMG)-based biofeedback shows promising results in improving recovery outcomes. This prospective study aims to identify EMG time series features that can both classify FP and facilitate biofeedback. Therefore, it investigated surface EMG in FP patients and healthy controls during three different facial movements. Repeated-measures ANOVAs (rmANOVA) were conducted to examine the effects of MOTION (move/rest), SIDE (healthy/lesioned) and the House-Brackmann score (HB), across 20 distinct EMG parameters. Correlation analysis was performed between HB and the asymmetry index of EMG parameters, complemented by Fisher score calculations to assess feature relevance in distinguishing between HB levels. Overall, 55 subjects (51.2 ± 14.73 years, 35 female) were included in the study. RmANOVAs revealed a highly significant effect of MOTION across almost all movement types (

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Biofeedback, PsychologyElectromyographyFacial ParalysisSeverity of Illness IndexAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective Studiesbiofeedbackelectromyographyfacial palsygradingrecoveryrehabilitationtime series features

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PMID40363384
PMCPMC12074206

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