Table 3.

FACE DROPS Score and Description of Characteristics

Characteristic	Score	Description
Fever	+8	Temperature ≥100.4˚F
Aches	+6	Arthralgia/myalgia; joint or muscle pains
Cephalalgia	+3	Headache (e.g., frontotemporal, bitemporal, and occipital) other than isolated otalgia or postauricular pain
Exhaustion	+4	Unusual fatigue reported by the patient around time of palsy onset
Dermatomal or radicular signs	+3	Symptoms or signs consistent with myelitis or radiculitis (e.g., paresthesias, allodynia, and hyperalgesia) or diagnostic evidence consistent with myelitis or radiculitis (e.g., electrodiagnostic studies and MRI)
Otalgia or postauricular pain	−1	Pain in the ear or postauricular area ipsilateral to facial droop
Stiff neck	+3	Nuchal rigidity