Temporalis muscle thickness

Temporalis muscle thickness decreases 90-day mortality in humans (adjusted OR 0.71, 95% CI 0.54-0.93).

“each 1-mm increase reduced 90-day mortality (adjusted OR 0.71, 95% CI 0.54-0.93)”

Reviewthrombectomy cohort

Temporalis Muscle Thickness as a Prognostic Marker in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review · Journal of clinical medicine · 17 Sep 2026

Temporalis muscle thickness impairs functional status in humans.

“lower TMT or TMT-defined sarcopenia was associated with poorer functional outcomes”

Reviewafter acute ischemic stroke

Temporalis Muscle Thickness as a Prognostic Marker in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review · Journal of clinical medicine · 17 Sep 2026

Temporalis muscle thickness predicts emergency department mortality in humans (AUC = 0.763, 95% CI 0.671-0.856).

“ROC analysis demonstrated the moderate discriminative ability of TMT for predicting emergency department mortality (AUC = 0.763, 95% CI 0.671-0.856).”

Humanspatients with emergency department cardiac arrest

Prognostic Value of Temporalis Muscle Thickness for Predicting Mortality in Patients with Emergency Department Cardiac Arrest · Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 12 Sep 2026

Temporalis muscle thickness lowers the risk of emergency department mortality in humans (adjusted OR 0.34, 95% CI 0.133-0.886).

“TMT remained associated with emergency department mortality (adjusted OR 0.34, 95% CI 0.133-0.886; p = 0.027).”

Humanspatients with emergency department cardiac arrest

Prognostic Value of Temporalis Muscle Thickness for Predicting Mortality in Patients with Emergency Department Cardiac Arrest · Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 12 Sep 2026