| Möbius syndrome | |
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| Other names | Moebius |
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| A child with oromandibular-limb hypogenesis-Möbius syndrome. Notice the expressionless face (due to bilateral VII nerve palsies) and missing fingers. | |
| Specialty | Medical genetics  |
Möbius syndrome or Moebius syndrome is a rare congenital neurological disorder which is characterized by facial paralysis and the inability to move the eyes from side to side. Most people with Möbius syndrome are born with complete facial paralysis and cannot close their eyes or form facial expressions. Limb and chest wall abnormalities sometimes occur with the syndrome. People with Möbius syndrome have normal intelligence, although their lack of facial expression is sometimes incorrectly taken to be due to dullness or unfriendliness. It is named for Paul Julius Möbius, a German neurologist who first described the syndrome in 1888.[1] In 1994, the "Moebius Syndrome Foundation" was founded, and later that year the first "Moebius Syndrome Foundation Conference" was held in Los Angeles.[2]
- ^ Möbius, P. J. (1888). "Ueber angeborene doppelseitige Abducens-Facialis-Lahmung". Münchener Medizinische Wochenschrift. 35: 91–4.
- ^ "Mission and History". Moebius Syndrome Foundation. Retrieved 29 August 2021.