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It is unclear whether patients with moderate paralysis (H-B grade IV) would benefit from this testing.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n To quantify the incremental prognostic value of electrodiagnostic findings beyond initial H-B grade for 6-month recovery from Bell palsy, including in moderate paralysis.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Design, Setting, and Participants<\/jats:title>\n This single-center cohort study included adults with acute Bell palsy between January 2010 and December 2025 who underwent standardized 4-branch electroneuronography and needle electromyography approximately 14 days after onset. Patients with Ramsay Hunt syndrome, bilateral palsy, or incomplete corticosteroid treatment were excluded.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Exposures<\/jats:title>\n An electroneuronography degeneration index (ENoG DI) of 90% or greater in any facial muscle branch, complete denervation (no voluntary motor unit activity on needle electromyography), and co-occurrence in the same muscle.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>\n Incomplete recovery at 6 months was defined as final H-B grade II or higher. Adjusted odds ratios (AORs) were estimated using Firth penalized logistic regression, overall and stratified by initial H-B grade. Incremental prognostic value was assessed by change in area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (\u0394AUROC).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n Of 3506 patients (mean [SD] age, 50.8 [17.0] years; 1878 [53.6%] female), 1891 (53.9%) completed 6-month follow-up; 1040 (55.0%) had incomplete recovery. Overall, ENoG DI of 90% or greater in any branch (AOR, 4.96; 95% CI, 3.97-6.19) and complete denervation (AOR, 5.91; 95% CI, 4.06-8.60) were independently associated with incomplete recovery; in initial H-B grade IV, both remained associated (AOR, 3.19; 95% CI, 2.00-5.11 and AOR, 3.17; 95% CI, 1.03-9.78, respectively). Co-occurrence of both findings had the highest odds of incomplete recovery in all patients (AOR, 8.41; 95% CI, 5.46-12.95) and in patients with initial H-B grade IV (AOR, 3.10; 95% CI, 1.01-9.54). Adding ENoG DI findings to initial H-B grade improved model discrimination (AUROC, 0.78 [95% CI, 0.76-0.80] vs 0.72 [95% CI, 0.70-0.74]; \u0394AUROC, 0.06; 95% CI, 0.04-0.07).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>\n In this cohort study, ENoG DI of 90% or greater and complete denervation were independently associated with incomplete recovery even in moderate paralysis. 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