Four-Quadrant Facial Function in Dysphagic Patients after Stroke and in Healthy Controls

Table 2

Four-quadrant (upper, lower, right, and left) facial function in Group B (status months after stroke). Individual data are given for each patients with stroke and dysphagia (𝑛=7).

Patient ID 𝑛=7	Interv (months)	Brain lesion type R	FP L	Brain lesion type L	FP R	Brain lesion type Bilateral	FAT 4 Quadr R/L	U + Low R/L	FAT 2 Quadr U + Low R/L	FAT 2 Quadr Low Bilateral	SCT mL/s
18	1.5			I	X		2.8 2.7; 4.0 4.0				0
8	3	I	X				1.3 2.7; 1.3 3.3				0
2	6	I	X					0 0.7; 1.0 1.0			0
13	6			I			3.3 3.3; 3.0 2.5				0
10	6			I						0 0; 3.0 3.0	14.4
12	7			H			3.3 1.0; 3.5 1.8				0
1	9	I	X					0.3 0.3; 0.0 2.0			7.9

ID: identification number; Interv: time interval between stroke event and start of study; FP: facial palsy; FAT: score of facial activity test; R: right side; L: left side; Low: lower facial branch; U: upper facial branch; I: infarction; X and figures in bold: FP as assessed by a referring physician; H: hemorrhage; SCT: swallowing capacity test; Quadr: quadrants.