Table 2. Facial nerve branching pattern types recurrence based on Kopuz classification.

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Pattern type	N	IA	IB	II	IIIA	IIIB	IIIC	IVA	IVB	VA	VB	VC
Kopuz et al. (1994)	50	6 (12%)	6 (12%)	6 (12%)	3 (6%)	1 (2%)	3 (6%)	1 (2%)	18 (36%)	3 (6%)	1 (2%)	2 (4%)
Present study	22	3 (14%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 (9%)	1 (5%)	3 (14%)	6 (27%)	4 (18%)	1 (5%)	2 (9%)	0 (0%)