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Congenital facial nerve palsy

MedGen UID:
581580
•Concept ID:
C0393791
•
Congenital Abnormality
Synonym: Congenital Facial Nerve Palsy
SNOMED CT: Congenital facial nerve palsy (230542008)

Definition

Partial or complete paralysis of the facial muscles of one side of an individual''s face that is present at birth. It is caused by damage to the seventh cranial nerve. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCongenital facial nerve palsy

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Acquired bilateral facial palsy: a systematic review on aetiologies and management.
Molinari G, Lucidi D, Fernandez IJ, Barbazza A, Vanelli E, Lami F, Federici G, Botti C, Presutti L, D'Angelo R, Rinaldi R, Alicandri-Ciufelli M
J Neurol 2023 Nov;270(11):5303-5312. Epub 2023 Jul 31 doi: 10.1007/s00415-023-11897-7. PMID: 37523065Free PMC Article
Moebius syndrome: clinical features, diagnosis, management and early intervention.
Picciolini O, Porro M, Cattaneo E, Castelletti S, Masera G, Mosca F, Bedeschi MF
Ital J Pediatr 2016 Jun 3;42(1):56. doi: 10.1186/s13052-016-0256-5. PMID: 27260152Free PMC Article
Etiology, diagnosis, and management of facial palsy: 2000 patients at a facial nerve center.
Hohman MH, Hadlock TA
Laryngoscope 2014 Jul;124(7):E283-93. Epub 2014 Jan 15 doi: 10.1002/lary.24542. PMID: 24431233

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Influence of congenital facial nerve palsy on craniofacial growth in craniofacial microsomia.
Choi J, Park SW, Kwon GY, Kim SH, Hur JA, Baek SH, Kim JC, Choi TH, Kim S
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2014 Nov;67(11):1488-95. Epub 2014 Jul 31 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2014.07.020. PMID: 25210001

Diagnosis

Physiopathologic Bases of Moebius Syndrome: Combining Genetic, Vascular, and Teratogenic Theories.
López Gutierrez D, Luna López I, Medina Mata BA, Moreno Castro S, García Rangel FY
Pediatr Neurol 2024 Apr;153:1-10. Epub 2024 Jan 11 doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2024.01.007. PMID: 38306744
Moebius syndrome with Taussig-Bing anomaly.
Islam MI, Chowdhury AS, Hasan MT
Mymensingh Med J 2014 Jan;23(1):163-6. PMID: 24584392
Congenital unilateral facial nerve palsy as an unusual presentation of BOR syndrome.
Jankauskienė A, Azukaitis K
Eur J Pediatr 2013 Feb;172(2):273-5. Epub 2012 Jul 27 doi: 10.1007/s00431-012-1795-4. PMID: 22837071
Three new patients with congenital unilateral facial nerve palsy due to chromosome 22q11 deletion.
Puñal JE, Siebert MF, Angueira FB, Lorenzo AV, Castro-Gago M
J Child Neurol 2001 Jun;16(6):450-2. doi: 10.1177/088307380101600614. PMID: 11417615
High-resolution computed tomography using multiplanar reconstruction for the facial nerve canal.
Watanabe Y, Sugai Y, Hosoya T, Yamaguchi K, Aoyagi M
Acta Otolaryngol Suppl 2000;542:44-8. doi: 10.1080/000164800454657. PMID: 10897399

Therapy

Modified horizontal muscle transposition without tenotomy and splitting for a case of inferior rectus and inferior oblique muscles aplasia with hemifacial microsomia.
Shahraki K, Hakimeh C, Suh DW
J AAPOS 2023 Dec;27(6):354-357. Epub 2023 Sep 22 doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2023.07.015. PMID: 37741493
Extensive Darier's disease with pityriasis amiantacea, alopecia and congenital facial nerve palsy.
Udayashankar C, Nath AK, Anuradha P
Dermatol Online J 2013 Jun 15;19(6):18574. PMID: 24011323
Ectopic bone formation as a complication of surgical rehabilitation in patients with Moebius' syndrome.
Franz M, Berndt A, Wehrhan F, Schleier P, Clement J, Hyckel P
J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2007 Jun-Jul;35(4-5):252-7. Epub 2007 Sep 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2007.05.002. PMID: 17855104
High-resolution computed tomography using multiplanar reconstruction for the facial nerve canal.
Watanabe Y, Sugai Y, Hosoya T, Yamaguchi K, Aoyagi M
Acta Otolaryngol Suppl 2000;542:44-8. doi: 10.1080/000164800454657. PMID: 10897399

Clinical prediction guides

Congenital unilateral facial nerve palsy as an unusual presentation of BOR syndrome.
Jankauskienė A, Azukaitis K
Eur J Pediatr 2013 Feb;172(2):273-5. Epub 2012 Jul 27 doi: 10.1007/s00431-012-1795-4. PMID: 22837071
High-resolution computed tomography using multiplanar reconstruction for the facial nerve canal.
Watanabe Y, Sugai Y, Hosoya T, Yamaguchi K, Aoyagi M
Acta Otolaryngol Suppl 2000;542:44-8. doi: 10.1080/000164800454657. PMID: 10897399

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