TY - JOUR
T1 - Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Möbius Syndrome
AU - Gilmore, Robin L.
AU - Baumann, Robert
AU - Falace, Peggy
AU - Kanga, Jamshed
PY - 1991/1
Y1 - 1991/1
N2 - Möbius syndrome is a complex neurologic disorder characterized by congenital bilateral facial paralysis associated with lateral gaze paralysis. The syndrome has variable manifestations and several variants, some with somatic stigmata. In 1990, Möbius syndrome is conceptualized as a spectrum of clinical caudal brain-stem signs. Some deficits are manifested by laryngeal paralysis and aspiration. Sleep-disordered breathing syndromes have not been previously reported in association with Möbius syndrome. We report two children with Möbius syndrome and sleep-disordered breathing. Based on known pathologic findings and clinical manifestations, we believe that sleep-disordered breathing may be a common complication of Möbius syndrome and should be sought, since potential outcomes of such complications include serious morbidity.
AB - Möbius syndrome is a complex neurologic disorder characterized by congenital bilateral facial paralysis associated with lateral gaze paralysis. The syndrome has variable manifestations and several variants, some with somatic stigmata. In 1990, Möbius syndrome is conceptualized as a spectrum of clinical caudal brain-stem signs. Some deficits are manifested by laryngeal paralysis and aspiration. Sleep-disordered breathing syndromes have not been previously reported in association with Möbius syndrome. We report two children with Möbius syndrome and sleep-disordered breathing. Based on known pathologic findings and clinical manifestations, we believe that sleep-disordered breathing may be a common complication of Möbius syndrome and should be sought, since potential outcomes of such complications include serious morbidity.
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U2 - 10.1177/088307389100600115
DO - 10.1177/088307389100600115
M3 - Article
C2 - 2002206
AN - SCOPUS:0025966785
SN - 0883-0738
VL - 6
SP - 73
EP - 77
JO - Journal of Child Neurology
JF - Journal of Child Neurology
IS - 1
ER -