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Facial Nerve Palsy Related to Birth

MedGen UID:
858754
•Concept ID:
C3899160
•
Disease or Syndrome

Definition

A condition characterized by reduced or absent movement of the ipsilateral face as a consequence of an injury to the seventh cranial nerve sustained during the birthing process. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFacial Nerve Palsy Related to Birth

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Part 1: early recognition and treatment of birth trauma: injuries to the head and face.
Parker LA
Adv Neonatal Care 2005 Dec;5(6):288-97; quiz 298-300. doi: 10.1016/j.adnc.2005.09.001. PMID: 16338668
Facial paralysis in children: differential diagnosis.
May M, Fria TJ, Blumenthal F, Curtin H
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1981 Sep-Oct;89(5):841-8. doi: 10.1177/019459988108900528. PMID: 6799919
Medical and psychosocial aspects of the habilitation of thalidomide children.
Mongeau M, Gingras G, Sherman ED, Hebert B, Hutchison J, Corriveau C
Can Med Assoc J 1966 Aug 27;95(9):390-5. PMID: 5923651Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Children with facial paralysis due to Moebius syndrome exhibit reduced autonomic modulation during emotion processing.
De Stefani E, Ardizzi M, Nicolini Y, Belluardo M, Barbot A, Bertolini C, Garofalo G, Bianchi B, Coudé G, Murray L, Ferrari PF
J Neurodev Disord 2019 Jul 10;11(1):12. doi: 10.1186/s11689-019-9272-2. PMID: 31291910Free PMC Article
Incidence of and risk factors for birth trauma in Iran.
Borna H, Rad SM, Borna S, Mohseni SM
Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2010 Jun;49(2):170-3. doi: 10.1016/S1028-4559(10)60036-8. PMID: 20708523
Part 1: early recognition and treatment of birth trauma: injuries to the head and face.
Parker LA
Adv Neonatal Care 2005 Dec;5(6):288-97; quiz 298-300. doi: 10.1016/j.adnc.2005.09.001. PMID: 16338668
Is permanent congenital facial palsy caused by birth trauma?
Laing JH, Harrison DH, Jones BM, Laing GJ
Arch Dis Child 1996 Jan;74(1):56-8. doi: 10.1136/adc.74.1.56. PMID: 8660050Free PMC Article
Facial nerve palsy in the newborn: incidence and outcome.
Falco NA, Eriksson E
Plast Reconstr Surg 1990 Jan;85(1):1-4. doi: 10.1097/00006534-199001000-00001. PMID: 2293714

Diagnosis

Asymmetric crying facies in an elderly, when a facial asymmetry is not a facial paralysis but a marker of possible congenital malformations: case report and review of the literature.
Thomas Q, Morgant MC, Nambot S, Thauvin-Robinet C, Giroud M
Neurol Sci 2023 Apr;44(4):1207-1210. Epub 2022 Dec 2 doi: 10.1007/s10072-022-06534-6. PMID: 36456879
Developmental unilateral facial palsy in a newborn: six cases and literature review.
Decraene L, Boudewyns A, Venstermans C, Ceulemans B
Eur J Pediatr 2020 Mar;179(3):367-375. Epub 2020 Jan 27 doi: 10.1007/s00431-019-03484-8. PMID: 31989259
Developmental facial paralysis: a review.
Terzis JK, Anesti K
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2011 Oct;64(10):1318-33. Epub 2011 Jul 2 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2011.04.015. PMID: 21724478
Part 1: early recognition and treatment of birth trauma: injuries to the head and face.
Parker LA
Adv Neonatal Care 2005 Dec;5(6):288-97; quiz 298-300. doi: 10.1016/j.adnc.2005.09.001. PMID: 16338668
Facial nerve palsy in the newborn: incidence and outcome.
Falco NA, Eriksson E
Plast Reconstr Surg 1990 Jan;85(1):1-4. doi: 10.1097/00006534-199001000-00001. PMID: 2293714

Therapy

Developmental unilateral facial palsy in a newborn: six cases and literature review.
Decraene L, Boudewyns A, Venstermans C, Ceulemans B
Eur J Pediatr 2020 Mar;179(3):367-375. Epub 2020 Jan 27 doi: 10.1007/s00431-019-03484-8. PMID: 31989259
Incidence of and risk factors for birth trauma in Iran.
Borna H, Rad SM, Borna S, Mohseni SM
Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2010 Jun;49(2):170-3. doi: 10.1016/S1028-4559(10)60036-8. PMID: 20708523
Use of misoprostol during pregnancy and Möbius' syndrome in infants.
Pastuszak AL, Schüler L, Speck-Martins CE, Coelho KE, Cordello SM, Vargas F, Brunoni D, Schwarz IV, Larrandaburu M, Safattle H, Meloni VF, Koren G
N Engl J Med 1998 Jun 25;338(26):1881-5. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199806253382604. PMID: 9637807
Is permanent congenital facial palsy caused by birth trauma?
Laing JH, Harrison DH, Jones BM, Laing GJ
Arch Dis Child 1996 Jan;74(1):56-8. doi: 10.1136/adc.74.1.56. PMID: 8660050Free PMC Article
Idiopathic facial paralysis, pregnancy, and the menstrual cycle.
Hilsinger RL Jr, Adour KK, Doty HE
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 1975 Jul-Aug;84(4 Pt 1):433-42. doi: 10.1177/000348947508400402. PMID: 168802

Prognosis

Developmental unilateral facial palsy in a newborn: six cases and literature review.
Decraene L, Boudewyns A, Venstermans C, Ceulemans B
Eur J Pediatr 2020 Mar;179(3):367-375. Epub 2020 Jan 27 doi: 10.1007/s00431-019-03484-8. PMID: 31989259
Experience with developmental facial paralysis: Part I. Diagnosis and associated stigmata.
Terzis JK, Anesti K
Plast Reconstr Surg 2011 Nov;128(5):488e-497e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31822b6791. PMID: 22030508
Developmental facial paralysis: a review.
Terzis JK, Anesti K
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2011 Oct;64(10):1318-33. Epub 2011 Jul 2 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2011.04.015. PMID: 21724478
Incidence of and risk factors for birth trauma in Iran.
Borna H, Rad SM, Borna S, Mohseni SM
Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2010 Jun;49(2):170-3. doi: 10.1016/S1028-4559(10)60036-8. PMID: 20708523
Facial nerve palsy in the newborn: incidence and outcome.
Falco NA, Eriksson E
Plast Reconstr Surg 1990 Jan;85(1):1-4. doi: 10.1097/00006534-199001000-00001. PMID: 2293714

Clinical prediction guides

Development and validation of a prediction model on severe maternal outcomes among pregnant women with pre-eclampsia: a 10-year cohort study.
Tan J, Yang M, Liao Y, Qi Y, Ren Y, Liu C, Huang S, Thabane L, Liu X, Sun X
Sci Rep 2020 Sep 24;10(1):15590. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-72527-0. PMID: 32973289Free PMC Article
Children with facial paralysis due to Moebius syndrome exhibit reduced autonomic modulation during emotion processing.
De Stefani E, Ardizzi M, Nicolini Y, Belluardo M, Barbot A, Bertolini C, Garofalo G, Bianchi B, Coudé G, Murray L, Ferrari PF
J Neurodev Disord 2019 Jul 10;11(1):12. doi: 10.1186/s11689-019-9272-2. PMID: 31291910Free PMC Article
Detection of varicella-zoster virus from cerebrospinal fluid using advanced fragment analysis in a child with encephalitis: a case report.
Song YX, Li Y, Jiang YM, Liu T
BMC Infect Dis 2019 Apr 25;19(1):342. doi: 10.1186/s12879-019-3986-3. PMID: 31023250Free PMC Article
Facial nerve palsy in the newborn: incidence and outcome.
Falco NA, Eriksson E
Plast Reconstr Surg 1990 Jan;85(1):1-4. doi: 10.1097/00006534-199001000-00001. PMID: 2293714

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