Clinical and Electrophysiological Evaluation of Electrical Stimulation in Patients with Bell's Palsy.

Q3 Medicine
Acta Medica Lituanica Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-04 DOI:10.15388/Amed.2024.31.2.19
Fatma Çelik, Aylin Ayyıldız, Selda Çiftci İnceoğlu, Figen Yılmaz, Mustafa Çelik, Banu Kuran
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Abstract

Background: The objective of this study is to assess the clinical and electrophysiological effectiveness of electrical stimulation in patients diagnosed Bell's palsy (BP), and to examine its impact on potential complications that may arise during the course of the illness.

Methods: Thirty patients diagnosed with BP were enrolled and randomized into two treatment groups of 15 patients each. The treatment group (TG) received 15 sessions of electrical stimulation (ES), infrared, and exercise therapy, 5 days a week for 3 weeks, while the control group (CG) received sham ES, infrared, and exercise therapy. Evaluations were conducted by electromyography before treatment and at 1 and 3 months after the end of treatment for all patients.

Results: When evaluating patients in both groups based on the side where the BP developed, electrophysiological examination showed an increase in the rate of synkinesis in both the TG and CG. However, there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups. The study found that ES did not reduce the presence of synkinesis in denervated muscles. However, the nerve conduction studies of the studied branches of the facial nerve showed a decrease in distal latencies and an increase in amplitudes of compound muscle action potentials, indicating that ES has a positive effect on nerve regeneration.

Conclusion: ES resulted in a notable reduction in distal latency values within the treatment group. Additionally, ES was found to significantly alleviate depressive symptoms, although it did not result in an improvement in overall quality of life. Therefore, ES is considered a safe treatment method that can be used in the treatment of BP.

电刺激治疗贝尔氏麻痹的临床及电生理评价。
背景:本研究的目的是评估电刺激对诊断为贝尔麻痹(BP)的患者的临床和电生理效果,并检查其对病程中可能出现的潜在并发症的影响。方法:30例确诊为BP的患者随机分为两组,每组15例。治疗组(TG)接受15次电刺激(ES)、红外线和运动疗法,每周5天,持续3周;对照组(CG)接受假ES、红外线和运动疗法。在治疗前和治疗结束后1个月和3个月对所有患者进行肌电图评估。结果:两组患者根据血压发生的侧位进行评估时,电生理检查显示TG和CG的联合作用率均有所增加。但两组间无统计学差异。研究发现,ES并没有减少失神经支配肌肉中联动性的存在。然而,面神经所研究分支的神经传导研究显示远端潜伏期减少,复合肌肉动作电位振幅增加,表明ES对神经再生有积极作用。结论:ES使治疗组远端潜伏期值显著降低。此外,研究发现ES可以显著缓解抑郁症状,但不能改善整体生活质量。因此,ES被认为是一种安全的治疗方法,可以用于治疗BP。
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Acta Medica Lituanica
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