Document Detail


The natural history of Möbius syndrome in a 32-year-old man.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21384297     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Möbius syndrome (OMIM#157900) is an extremely rare congenital entity involving bilateral or unilateral palsy of the facial nerve, usually with dysfunction of other cranial nerves (second, third, fifth, sixth, ninth, tenth and twelfth). It was estimated that Möbius syndrome occurs in 1 of 50 000 live births. The aetiology and the pathogenesis of the syndrome remain unknown. The majority of published cases were sporadic. We report on the natural history of a 32-year-old man with de novo Möbius syndrome. The diagnosis was established at the age of 9 months due to partial bilateral facial and abducent nerve palsy. Additionally, the patient demonstrated failure to thrive during infancy and childhood, many dysmorphic features, lower limb anomalies, and hypogonadism in adulthood, but his intelligence was in the normal range. The low quality of life of the patient with Möbius syndrome is emphasized.
Authors:
Monika Chorąży; Ryszard Leśniewicz; Renata Posmyk; Dorota Halicka; Anna Zalewska; Anna Wincewicz-Pietrzykowska; Kamila Chorąży; Wiesław Drozdowski
Related Documents :
22147047 - Sweet's syndrome associated with hodgkin's disease: case report.
21234097 - Guillain-barré syndrome after thrombolysis with streptokinase.
2200347 - Sweating in ectodermal dysplasia syndromes. a review.
19100937 - Anesthetic implications of ellis-van creveld syndrome.
18424337 - Chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: digeorge syndrome/velocardiofacial syndrome.
21042217 - Nervous system tumors associated with familial tumor syndromes.
Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska     Volume:  45     ISSN:  0028-3843     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:    2011 January-February
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-3-8     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0101265     Medline TA:  Neurol Neurochir Pol     Country:  -    
Other Details:
Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  74-79     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Monika Chorąży, MD, PhD, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland, Skłodowskiej-Curie 24 A, 15-276 Bia³ystok, fax: +48 85 746 86 08, e-mail: chorazym@op.pl.
Vernacular Title:
Historia naturalna zespołu Möbiusa u 32-letniego mężczyzny.
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  Inclusion body myositis: therapeutic approaches. A case report.
Next Document:  Spinal epidural abscess following epidural cannulation for flail chest analgesia: a case report.