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Synkinesis Assessment Questionnaire

Nine-item patient-reported measure of synkinesis after facial nerve injury.

Rate how often or how severely each occurs, from 1 (seldom or not at all) to 5 (all the time or severely).

Method

SAQ score = (sum of the 9 items ÷ 45) × 100

Higher scores mean more frequent or severe synkinesis. Because each item is rated 1 to 5, the lowest possible score is 20. The questionnaire is commonly used to track response to chemodenervation, neuromuscular retraining, and selective neurectomy.

Items are paraphrased here for entering responses. For patient administration and research, use the original instrument.

Source: Mehta RP, Wernick Robinson M, Hadlock TA. Validation of a synkinesis assessment questionnaire. Laryngoscope. 2007;117(5):923–926. doi:10.1097/MLG.0b013e3180412460.

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