Table 7.

Outcome of facial palsy (known for 52 patients) by patient records and patient’s self-assessment questionnaire in comparison to initial facial palsy grade with patients (total number 54) receiving any amount of virus medication with corticosteroids within 72 h from Ramsay Hunt syndrome onset

House–Brackman (HB) facial palsy grade at Ramsay Hunt syndrome onset	Totally cured (1): patient number/%	Slight sequelae (2): patient number/%; 1 + 2%	Obvious sequelae: patient number/%	Severe sequelae: patient number/%	Outcome not known; patient number
HB II	3/60%	2/40%; 100%
HB III	2/67%	0/0%; 67%		1/33%
HB IV	5/71%	2/29%; 100%			1
HB V	5/50%	3/30%; 80%	2/20%
HB VI	3/38%	0/0%; 38%	4/50%	1/12%	1
HB ?	9/47%	8/42%; 89%	2/11%
Total patient number/% per 52 patients	27/52%	15/29%; (1 + 2) 81%	8/15%	2/4%	2 (4% of 54 patients)