congenital facial diplegia

Mö·bi·us syn·drome

(mō'bē-ŭs), [MIM*157900]

a developmental bilateral facial paralysis usually associated with oculomotor or other neurological disorders.

Synonym(s): congenital facial diplegia

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Möbius,

Paul J., German physician, 1853-1907.

Leyden-Möbius muscular dystrophy - Synonym(s): limb-girdle muscular dystrophy

Möbius sign - impairment of ocular convergence in Graves disease.

Möbius I syndrome - moderate migraine accompanied by extraocular palsy. Synonym(s): occasional oculomotor paralysis; ophthalmoplegic migraine

Möbius II syndrome - a developmental bilateral facial paralysis usualy associated with oculomotor or other neurological disorders.Synonym(s): congenital facial diplegia; developmental bilateral facial paralysis

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Moe·bi·us syn·drome

(mĕrbē-ŭs sindrōm) [MIM*157900]

Congenital paralysis, usually bilateral, of facial and ocular muscles due to failure of development of nerve cells.
Synonym(s): congenital facial diplegia, nuclear agenesis, oculofacial paralysis, von Graefe syndrome II.

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