Table 2.

Characteristics of study participants (n = 118)

Female gender (n (%))	62 (52.5)
Age, in years (median (IQR))	62.6 (48.8; 71.6)
Right sided facial palsy (n (%))	61 (51.7)
Duration of facial palsy, in years (median (IQR))	12.6 (6.6; 32.8)
Aetiology of facial palsy (n (%))
Acoustic neuroma	29 (24.6)
Trauma	12 (10.2)
Congenital	11 (9.3)
Bell’s palsy	11 (9.3)
Parotid tumour	9 (7.6)
Iatrogenic	8 (6.8)
Brain tumour	8 (6.8)
Otitis media	6 (5.1)
Head and neck cancer	4 (3.4)
Unknown/other	20 (16.9)

Abbreviations: IQR interquartile range, n number