BNI Facial Numbness Scale

Facial numbness (trigeminal nerve)

Score I

No facial numbness

Score II

Mild facial numbness, not bothersome

Score III

Facial numbness, somewhat bothersome

Score IV

Facial numbness, very bothersome

Reference

Contemporary Stereotactic Radiosurgery. Ed. Bruce E. Pollock. Wiley-Blackwell, 2002.