suprastapedial

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su·pra·sta·pe·di·al

(sū'pră-sta-pē'dē-ăl),

Above the stapes.

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suprastapedial

(soo″pră-stă-pē′dē-ăl) [″ + stapes, stirrup]

Located above the stapes of the inner ear.

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Percentage of patients with suprastapedial lesion (weeks) according to diagnosis.

A higher grade of facial palsy was found in 24 patients with absent acoustic reflex (suprastapedial nerve lesion) as compared with the group with acoustic reflex preserved (infrastapedial nerve lesion) on both initial and last visit.

Our study results confirmed the patients diagnosed with borreliosis to have a greater number of suprastapedial lesions and their number was higher on the last, 12-month follow up.

ACOUSTIC REFLEX AND HOUSE-BRACKMANN RATING SCALE AS PROGNOSTIC INDICATORS OF PERIPHERAL FACIAL PALSY IN NEUROBORRELIOSIS