Congenital Facial Diplegia

Introduction: Congenital Facial Diplegia

Description of Congenital Facial Diplegia

Congenital Facial Diplegia (medical condition): Type of facial paralysis.

See also:

Mobius syndrome:
  »Introduction: Mobius syndrome
  »Symptoms of Mobius syndrome
  »Treatments for Mobius syndrome

Congenital Facial Diplegia: SYN: Möbius syndrome.
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Congenital Facial Diplegia: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Congenital Facial Diplegia:

• Facial Diplegia
• Congenital
• Congenital disease
• Congenital disorder
• Facial
• Facial symptoms (4633 causes)
• Facial pain (144 causes)
• Diplegia

Congenital Facial Diplegia: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Congenital Facial Diplegia is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Congenital Facial Diplegia, or a subtype of Congenital Facial Diplegia, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Congenital Facial Diplegia as a "rare disease".

Source - Orphanet

Congenital Facial Diplegia as a Disease

Congenital Facial Diplegia: Another name for Mobius syndrome (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Mobius syndrome
  »Symptoms of Mobius syndrome
  »Treatments for Mobius syndrome

Congenital Facial Diplegia: Related Diseases

Congenital Facial Diplegia: Congenital Facial Diplegia is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Congenital conditions
• Genetic Disease

Symptoms of Congenital Facial Diplegia (Mobius syndrome)

Some of the symptoms of Congenital Facial Diplegia incude:

• Facial paralysis
• Lack of facial expression
• Inability to smile
• Some additional symptoms in newborns include:
  • Inability to suck (infant)

See full list of 23 symptoms of Congenital Facial Diplegia (Mobius syndrome)

Treatments for Congenital Facial Diplegia (Mobius syndrome)

Treatments for Congenital Facial Diplegia (Mobius syndrome) include:

• Supportive and symptomatic
• Feeding support - for infants
• Surgery - for physical defects
• Plastic reconstructive surgery
• Physical therapy

See full list of 7 treatments for Congenital Facial Diplegia

Treatment of Congenital Facial Diplegia: For more treatment information about Congenital Facial Diplegia, see treatment of Mobius syndrome (Congenital Facial Diplegia)

Congenital Facial Diplegia: Article Excerpts about Mobius syndrome

Mobius syndrome, a rare genetic disorder characterized by facial paralysis, is caused by the absence or underdevelopment of the 6th and 7th cranial nerves. These nerves control eye movements and facial expression. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Mobius Syndrome Information Page: NINDS)

Congenital Facial Diplegia: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Congenital Facial Diplegia:

• congenital facial diplegia
• congenital nuclear agenesis
• congenital nuclear hypoplasia
• congenital oculofacial paralysis

Terms associated with Congenital Facial Diplegia:

Terms Similar to Congenital Facial Diplegia:

• Mobius syndrome
• Absence or underdevelopment of the 6th and 7th cranial nerves

Source - NIH

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