Table 1.

Summary of clinical characteristics.

Characteristics	BP (n = 131)	RHS (n = 33)
Male: female	65: 66	14 : 19	P = 0.460
Mean age (range)	45 years (10 -84 years)	53 years (22–88 years)	P = 0.369
Affected side (Right : Left)	63 : 68	15 : 18	P = 0.786
From onset of FNP to MRI	2.9 ± 2.7 days	2.7 ± 2.6 days	P = 0.821
House-Brackmann grade	3.2 ± 0.8	3.6 ± 0.9	P = 0.005
No. of patients with hearing loss	0 (0%)	29 (88%)	P < 0.001
No. of patients with vertigo	0 (0%)	24 (73%)	P < 0.001

BP, Bell’s palsy; RHS, Ramsay Hunt syndrome; FNP, facial nerve palsy; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging.