BACKGROUND Moebius syndrome is a rare disorder with minimum clinical criteria of congenital facial weakness in association with impairment in abduction of one or both eyes. Mirror movements are not known to be associated with Moebius syndrome. CASE REPORT We present three patients who meet minimum criteria for a diagnosis of Moebius syndrome and who also display mirror movements. DISCUSSION...

moebius syndrome is a rare congenital disorder of the facial and abducens nerve. other cranial nerves may be involved, such as v, ix and xii. several central nervous system anomalies including hypoplastic or dysplastic brain stem, straightening of the fourth ventricle floor, focal necrosis and calcifications of cranial nerve nuclei have been reported in association with moebius syndrome, but we...

CONTEXT Moebius syndrome is a rare congenital condition that results in bilateral facial paralysis. Several studies have reported social interaction and adjustment problems in people with Moebius syndrome and other facial movement disorders, presumably resulting from lack of facial expression. OBJECTIVE To determine whether adults with Moebius syndrome experience increased anxiety and depress...

Moebius syndrome is an extremely rare disorder. Only approximately few hundred cases have been reported in literature. In a nationwide survey reported in 2003, the prevalence of this syndrome was at least 0.002% of births for the years 1996 to 1998. The definition and diagnostic criteria for Moebius syndrome vary among authors. In most studies, it is defined as congenital facial weakness combin...

INTRODUCTION Moebius syndrome is a rare congenital disorder characterized by congenital facial paralysis and impairment of ocular abduction. The absence of facial expression in people with Moebius syndrome may impair social interaction. The present study aims at replicating prior findings on psychological adjustment in children and adolescents with Moebius syndrome and providing first data on q...

[email protected] Phone no. +91 9501544877 Abstract Moebius and Poland syndromes are rare congenital anomalies. Poland syndrome (PS) is characterized by unilateral aplasia/hypoplasia of the breast and pectoralis muscle and ipsilateral deformities in the extremities. However, Moebius-Poland syndrome is rarer than the isolated syndromic conditions. Moebius syndrome is characterized by unilateral...

OBJECTIVE To improve diagnostic assessment in Moebius syndrome by (1) creating more selective diagnostic subgroups and (2) conducting genetic evaluation in a large patient cohort. DESIGN Prospective, observational study. PARTICIPANTS Attendees of 3 consecutive Moebius syndrome conferences held in the United States, with a prior diagnosis of Moebius syndrome, were invited to participate. M...

Moebius syndrome is a rare nonprogressive congenital neurological disorder with a wide range of severity and variability of symptoms. This diversity is a consequence of dysfunction of different cranial nerves (most often facial and abducens nerves), accompanying orofacial abnormalities, musculoskeletal malformations, congenital cardiac diseases, as well as specific associations of Moebius and o...