Peripheral Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation(rTMS) for Idiopathic Facial Nerve Palsy: A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 3

Comparison of HBGS grade and recovery in the two groups/ (%).

	HBGS-I	HBGS-II	HBGS-III	HBGS-IV	HBGS-V
Pretreatment
rTMS group (30)	0	0	2 (6.7%)	5 (16.7%)	23 (76.7%)
Control group (30)	0	0	3 (10.0%)	11 (36.7%)	16 (53.3%)
	3.693
	0.174
Posttreatment
rTMS group (30)	7 (23.3%)	11 (36.7%)	10 (33.3%)	2 (6.7%)	0
Control group (30)	0	11 (36.7%)	13 (43.3%)	6 (20.0%)	0
	9.613
	0.020