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.