Table 1 Quantitative sensory testing results in patients with lingual nerve impairment (LNI) - Data presented patients’ affected and non-affected sides as well as controls’ left and right side of the tongue

Affected

Contralateral

Right

Left

1.2 ± 0.3

0.5 ± 0.2

0.6 ± 0.1

0.6 ± 0.1

1.2 ± 0.2

0.8 ± 0.3

0.7 ± 0.2

0.7 ± 0.2

1.5 ± 0.2

1.1 ± 0.2

1.1 ± 0.1

1.1 ± 0.1

2.3 ± 0.2

2.0 ± 0.1

2.2 ± 0.1

2.2 ± 0.1

2.5 ± 0.3

1.7 ± 0.3

1.5 ± 0.2

1.5 ± 0.2

−0.6 ± 0.2

0.04 ± 0.1

0.4 ± 0.2

0.4 ± 0.2

0.5 ± 0.4

0.3 ± 0.1

0.2 ± 0.2

0.2 ± 0.2

0.7 ± 1.2

−0.3 ± 0.4

−0.7 ± 0.1

−0.6 ± 0.1

Affected

Contralateral

Right

Left

−15.7

−3.4

−4.1

−4

14.8

6.3

5.4

5.4

29.2

12.5

14

13.9

5 (cut off) ± 0

10.5 ± 8.5

6.6 ± 0.8

6.4 ± 0.7

50 ± 0

48.4 ± 2.1

46.9 ± 1.7

47 ± 1.6

186.2

108.3

142.8

141.4

279.2

44.5

30.7

30.9

0.2

1.1

2.6

2.6

3.1

2.1

1.5

1.5

5.5

0.5

0.2

0.2

3.8 ± 2.6

5.4 ± 1.1

5.6 ± 0.4

5.8 ± 0.5