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Familial recurrent peripheral facial palsy

MedGen UID:
342742
•Concept ID:
C1851399
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Facial Palsy, Familial Recurrent Peripheral
SNOMED CT: Familial recurrent peripheral facial palsy (783257005); Familial recurrent Bell palsy (783257005)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0007592
OMIM®: 134200
Orphanet: ORPHA2809

Definition

A rare peripheral neuropathy with characteristics of acute onset of unilateral facial muscle weakness with Bell''s phenomenon. It is non-progressive, resolves spontaneously and it might be recurrent with no obvious precipitating factors. [from SNOMEDCT_US]

Clinical features

From HPO
Facial palsy
MedGen UID:
87660
•Concept ID:
C0376175
•
Disease or Syndrome
Facial nerve palsy is a dysfunction of cranial nerve VII (the facial nerve) that results in inability to control facial muscles on the affected side with weakness of the muscles of facial expression and eye closure. This can either be present in unilateral or bilateral form.
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  • CROGVFamilial recurrent peripheral facial palsy
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PubMed

Effect of etiological factors on treatment success of pediatric facial paralysis: Success of facial paralysis in children.
Çirakli S
Medicine (Baltimore) 2021 Dec 17;100(50):e28195. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000028195. PMID: 34918676Free PMC Article

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Diagnosis

Familial recurrent peripheral facial palsy. Observations of the pediatric population.
Auerbach SH, Depiero TJ, Mejlszenkier J
Arch Neurol 1981 Jul;38(7):463-4. doi: 10.1001/archneur.1981.00510070097022. PMID: 7247773

Prognosis

Familial recurrent peripheral facial palsy. Observations of the pediatric population.
Auerbach SH, Depiero TJ, Mejlszenkier J
Arch Neurol 1981 Jul;38(7):463-4. doi: 10.1001/archneur.1981.00510070097022. PMID: 7247773

Clinical prediction guides

Familial recurrent peripheral facial palsy. Observations of the pediatric population.
Auerbach SH, Depiero TJ, Mejlszenkier J
Arch Neurol 1981 Jul;38(7):463-4. doi: 10.1001/archneur.1981.00510070097022. PMID: 7247773

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