Table IV.
Literature Assessment of FNS Debulking outcomes as assessed by the House-Brackmann Facial Nerve Grading Scale at follow-up.
| Authors (no. of patients)ref# | HB I | HB II | HB III | HB IV | HB V | HB VI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present series (10) | 6 | 3 | 1 | |||
| McMenomey et al. (5)2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Sherman et al. (5)3 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Perez et al. (7)8 | 2 | 1 | 4* | |||
| Nadeau et al. (3)9 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Lee et al. (1)10 | 1 | |||||
| Saada et al. (1)11 | 1 | |||||
| Fenton (1)†12 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Park (1)13 | 1 | |||||
| Bian (1)14 | 1 | |||||
| Kubota (2)15 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Kohmura (1)16 | 1 | |||||
| Total (39) | 14 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
*
Two pt presented with grade III paresis and two improved from grade IV paresis
†
One patient who had bilateral facial nerve schwannoma thus 2 outcomes are reported.