MOEBIUS SYNDROME - CASE REPORT
Author Contributions:
D.C.Gheorghe – writing – original draft, analysis; A.E.Stanciu, A.Zamfir-Chiru-Anton, Oprea Doru – data gathering , writing – review and editing; V.Epure – supervision and writing – review and editing.
Disclosures:
Conflicts of interests: none
Funding: none.
ORCID: D.C.G. 0000-0002-4883-3920; A.E.S. 0000-0002-9494-6686; A.Z.C.A. 0000-0001-6269-9126; V.E. 0000-0002-2971-1784.
Keywords: Moebius syndrome, congenital facial palsy, abducens nerve palsy
SHORT SUMMARY:
We present a case of Moebius syndrome - a rare medical condition defined by congenital complete or partial facial nerve palsy and abducens nerve palsy, and also other craniofacial anomalies - investigated and diagnosed in our service. Breathing and feeding difficulties in the 3 months old infant were addressed by tracheostomy and laryngoplasty. Clinical evolution and response to performed surgery was documented and discussed.