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Unilateral facial palsy

MedGen UID:
868325
Concept ID:
C4022719
Finding
Synonyms: Facial droop; Paralysis of one side of the face; Unilateral facial muscle paralysis; Unilateral facial muscle weakness; Unilateral facial paralysis; Unilateral facial weakness; Weakness of one side of the face
 
HPO: HP:0012799

Definition

One-sided weakness of the muscles of facial expression and eye closure. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVUnilateral facial palsy

Conditions with this feature

Fanconi anemia complementation group U
MedGen UID:
934618
Concept ID:
C4310651
Disease or Syndrome
Fanconi anemia (FA) is characterized by physical abnormalities, bone marrow failure, and increased risk for malignancy. Physical abnormalities, present in approximately 75% of affected individuals, include one or more of the following: short stature, abnormal skin pigmentation, skeletal malformations of the upper and/or lower limbs, microcephaly, and ophthalmic and genitourinary tract anomalies. Progressive bone marrow failure with pancytopenia typically presents in the first decade, often initially with thrombocytopenia or leukopenia. The incidence of acute myeloid leukemia is 13% by age 50 years. Solid tumors – particularly of the head and neck, skin, and genitourinary tract – are more common in individuals with FA.
Neurodevelopmental disorder with visual defects and brain anomalies
MedGen UID:
1684774
Concept ID:
C5231404
Disease or Syndrome
Neurodevelopmental disorder with visual defects and brain anomalies (NEDVIBA) is characterized by global developmental delay with impaired intellectual development and speech delay, variable visual defects, including retinitis pigmentosa and optic atrophy, hypotonia or hypertonia, and variable structural brain abnormalities. Other nonspecific features may be found (summary by Okur et al., 2019).
Neurodevelopmental disorder with dysmorphic facies and thin corpus callosum
MedGen UID:
1790413
Concept ID:
C5551361
Disease or Syndrome
Neurodevelopmental disorder with dysmorphic facies and thin corpus callosum (NEDDFAC) is characterized by global developmental delay, impaired intellectual development with poor or absent speech and language, and dysmorphic facial features. Brain imaging tends to show thin corpus callosum and decreased white matter volume. Additional features such as seizures, cardiac defects, and behavioral abnormalities may also occur. The phenotype is variable (summary by Bina et al., 2020).

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Lee JM, Choi KH, Lim BW, Kim MW, Kim J
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2015 Jan;68(1):71-8. Epub 2014 Sep 18 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2014.08.067. PMID: 25444667

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Telich-Tarriba JE, Navarro-Barquin DF, Pineda-Aldana G, Cardenas-Mejia A
J Plast Surg Hand Surg 2023 Aug 9;58:62-66. doi: 10.2340/jphs.v58.6527. PMID: 37554097
Mabvuure NT, Pinto-Lopes R, Bolton L, Tzafetta K
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2022 Jun;75(6):1861-1869. Epub 2022 Mar 10 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2022.02.078. PMID: 35396191
Dusseldorp JR, Faraway J, Razavi L, Hadlock TA, Trotman CA
Orthod Craniofac Res 2021 Feb;24(1):62-69. Epub 2020 Oct 9 doi: 10.1111/ocr.12400. PMID: 32543100
Alagha MA, Ju X, Morley S, Ayoub A
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2018 Feb;47(2):268-275. Epub 2017 Sep 4 doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2017.08.005. PMID: 28882498
Foirest C, Granger B, Gatignol P, Bernat I, Nguyen Y, Lamas G, Tankere F
Plast Reconstr Surg 2017 Apr;139(4):984e-993e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000003217. PMID: 28002243

Diagnosis

Poudel S, Thapa B, Adhikari Yadav S, Systermans B
High Alt Med Biol 2021 Dec;22(4):426-428. doi: 10.1089/ham.2021.0117. PMID: 34905396
Decraene L, Boudewyns A, Venstermans C, Ceulemans B
Eur J Pediatr 2020 Mar;179(3):367-375. Epub 2020 Jan 27 doi: 10.1007/s00431-019-03484-8. PMID: 31989259
Györi E, Przestrzelski C, Pona I, Hagmann M, Rath T, Radtke C, Tzou CJ
Int J Surg 2018 Jul;55:92-97. Epub 2018 May 19 doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2018.04.061. PMID: 29787803
Banks CA, Jowett N, Hadlock CR, Hadlock TA
JAMA Facial Plast Surg 2016 Jul 1;18(4):292-8. doi: 10.1001/jamafacial.2016.0226. PMID: 27124886
Volk GF, Pohlmann M, Sauer M, Finkensieper M, Guntinas-Lichius O
Muscle Nerve 2014 Sep;50(3):358-65. Epub 2014 May 5 doi: 10.1002/mus.24154. PMID: 24375445

Therapy

Decraene L, Boudewyns A, Venstermans C, Ceulemans B
Eur J Pediatr 2020 Mar;179(3):367-375. Epub 2020 Jan 27 doi: 10.1007/s00431-019-03484-8. PMID: 31989259
Greene JJ, Tavares J, Guarin DL, Hadlock T
JAMA Facial Plast Surg 2019 Sep 1;21(5):387-392. doi: 10.1001/jamafacial.2019.0086. PMID: 31095257Free PMC Article
Bartoli D, Battisti A, Cassoni A, Terenzi V, Della Monaca M, Pagnoni M, Valentini V, Priore P
Ann Ital Chir 2015 May-Jun;86(3):201-6. PMID: 26229045
Tatsumoto M, Misawa S, Kokubun N, Sekiguchi Y, Hirata K, Kuwabara S, Yuki N
Muscle Nerve 2015 Jun;51(6):811-4. Epub 2015 Jan 9 doi: 10.1002/mus.24475. PMID: 25287079
Li J, Goldberg G, Munin MC, Wagner A, Zafonte R
Brain Inj 2004 Mar;18(3):315-20. doi: 10.1080/0269905031000149489. PMID: 14726289

Prognosis

Fuzi J, Meller C, Ch'ng S, Hadlock TM, Dusseldorp J
Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med 2023 Jul-Aug;25(4):312-317. Epub 2022 Oct 21 doi: 10.1089/fpsam.2022.0104. PMID: 36269609
Decraene L, Boudewyns A, Venstermans C, Ceulemans B
Eur J Pediatr 2020 Mar;179(3):367-375. Epub 2020 Jan 27 doi: 10.1007/s00431-019-03484-8. PMID: 31989259
Greene JJ, Tavares J, Guarin DL, Hadlock T
JAMA Facial Plast Surg 2019 Sep 1;21(5):387-392. doi: 10.1001/jamafacial.2019.0086. PMID: 31095257Free PMC Article
Mower S
Emerg Nurse 2017 Apr 13;25(1):32-39. doi: 10.7748/en.2017.e1628. PMID: 28403702
Banks CA, Jowett N, Hadlock CR, Hadlock TA
JAMA Facial Plast Surg 2016 Jul 1;18(4):292-8. doi: 10.1001/jamafacial.2016.0226. PMID: 27124886

Clinical prediction guides

Telich-Tarriba JE, Navarro-Barquin DF, Pineda-Aldana G, Cardenas-Mejia A
J Plast Surg Hand Surg 2023 Aug 9;58:62-66. doi: 10.2340/jphs.v58.6527. PMID: 37554097
Mabvuure NT, Pinto-Lopes R, Bolton L, Tzafetta K
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2022 Jun;75(6):1861-1869. Epub 2022 Mar 10 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2022.02.078. PMID: 35396191
Dusseldorp JR, Faraway J, Razavi L, Hadlock TA, Trotman CA
Orthod Craniofac Res 2021 Feb;24(1):62-69. Epub 2020 Oct 9 doi: 10.1111/ocr.12400. PMID: 32543100
Györi E, Przestrzelski C, Pona I, Hagmann M, Rath T, Radtke C, Tzou CJ
Int J Surg 2018 Jul;55:92-97. Epub 2018 May 19 doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2018.04.061. PMID: 29787803
Banks CA, Jowett N, Hadlock CR, Hadlock TA
JAMA Facial Plast Surg 2016 Jul 1;18(4):292-8. doi: 10.1001/jamafacial.2016.0226. PMID: 27124886

Recent systematic reviews

Raymond MJ, Ottinger A, Rowley MA, Bobian M, Dornhoffer J, Brennan E, Rizk HG
Otol Neurotol 2024 Apr 1;45(4):362-375. Epub 2024 Feb 28 doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000004141. PMID: 38437804
Cumming B, Matchett I, Meller C, Saxby A
Otol Neurotol 2019 Dec;40(10):1378-1385. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000002379. PMID: 31567830

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