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Nervous System Diseases > Cranial Nerve Diseases > Facial Nerve Diseases > Mobius Syndrome
Stomatognathic Diseases > Mouth Diseases > Facial Nerve Diseases > Mobius Syndrome
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Congenital Abnormalities > Abnormalities, Multiple > Mobius Syndrome
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Infant, Newborn, Diseases > Mobius Syndrome

Preferred term

Mobius Syndrome  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A syndrome of congenital facial paralysis, frequently associated with abducens palsy and other congenital abnormalities including lingual palsy, clubfeet, brachial disorders, cognitive deficits, and pectoral muscle defects. Pathologic findings are variable and include brain stem nuclear aplasia, facial nerve aplasia, and facial muscle aplasia, consistent with a multifactorial etiology. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1020)

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Entry terms

  • Congenital Oculofacial Paralysis, Moebius
  • Congenital Ophthalmoplegia and Facial Paresis
  • Möbius Sequence
  • Moebius Congenital Oculofacial Paralysis
  • Moebius Sequence
  • Moebius Spectrum
  • Moebius Syndrome

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In other languages

  • Syndrome de Moebius

    French

  • Diplégie faciale congénitale
  • Paralysie oculofaciale congénitale de Moebius
  • Syndrome de Mobius

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