Table 5. Facial nerve branching pattern types recurrence based on Davis classification in different studies.
Study | N | Population | I | II | III | IV | V | VI |
Davis et al. | 350 | North American | 44 (13%) | 71 (20%) | 99 (28%) | 82 (24%) | 32 (9%) | 22 (6%) |
Bernstein and Nelson | 35 | North American | (9%) | (9%) | (25%) | (19%) | (25%) | (16%) |
Myint et al. | 79 | Malaysian | 9 (11.4%) | 12 (15.2%) | 27 (34.2%) | 15 (19%) | 6 (7.6%) | 10 (12.7%) |
Park and Lee | 111 | South Korean | 7 (6.3%) | 15 (13.5%) | 37 (33.45%) | 26 (23.4%) | 7 (6.3%) | 19 (17.1%) |
Lee at al. | 41 | South Korean | 2 (5%) | 10 (24%) | 14 (34%) | 8 (20%) | 5 (12%) | 2 (5%) |
Weerapanta et al. | 100 | Thailand | 1 (1%) | 10 (10%) | 20 (20%) | 18 (18%) | 29 (29%) | 21 (21%) |
Thuku et al. | 40 | African | 10 (25%) | 9 (22.5%) | 7 (17.5%) | 6 (15%) | 2 (5%) | 6 (15%) |
Rana et al. | 100 | Pakistan | 9 (9%) | 39 (39%) | 20 (20%) | 25 (25%) | 6 (6%) | 1 (1%) |
Quadros et al. | 20 | Indian | 2 (10%) | 15 (75%) | 1 (5%) | 1 (5%) | 1 (5%) | 1 (5%) |
Bendella et al. | 95 | German | 39 (24.7%) | 40 (25.3%) | 31 (19.6%) | 19 (12%) | 18 (11.4%) | 11 (7%) |
Present study | 22 | Lithuanian | 2 (9%) | 3 (14%) | 7 (32%) | 6 (27%) | 2 (9%) | 2 (9%) |