Moebius Sequence: case report and literature review

ABSTRACT We report the case of a elderly pregnant woman’s newborn presenting Moebius sequence, a rare disease characterized by paralysis of the sixth and seventh cranial nerves. A genetic defect was suspected at the nursery, where the presence of labial rima to the right was noticed. The newborn was...

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Main Authors: Rafael Marques Franco, Cléber de Moraes Motta, Giovanni Augusto Farina Pereira, Thiago Poppes Santalla, Natália Marques Franco, Marta Wey Vieira, Marina Wey
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo 2011-03-01
Series:Revista da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas de Sorocaba
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Online Access:http://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/RFCMS/article/view/2973