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. 2021 Feb 4;11:3127. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-82984-w

Table 3.

Initial House-Brackmann grade according to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of the mastoid area in Bell’s palsy (BP) and Ramsay Hunt syndrome (RHS).

MRI finding in mastoid area
Normal Mastoid effusion
House-Brackmann grade
BP (n = 128) 3.2 ± 0.8 (n = 128) NA (n = 0)
RHS (n = 30) 3.4 ± 0.8 (n = 16) 3.8 ± 1.2 (n = 14) P = 0.201

NA, not applicable.