Congenital facial palsy

Last revised by Craig Hacking on 11 Aug 2020

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Citation:

Gaillard F, Hacking C, Knipe H, et al. Congenital facial palsy. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-1162

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-1162

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/1162

rID:

1162

Article created:

2 May 2008, Frank Gaillard ◉ ◈

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At the time the article was created Frank Gaillard had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

11 Aug 2020, Craig Hacking ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Craig Hacking had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

6 times, by 5 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Central Nervous System, Paediatrics

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A congenital facial palsy is an uncommon cause of neonatal asymmetric crying facies, which are more frequently due to absence or hypoplasia of the depressor anguli oris muscle, often associated with other congenital anomalies.

Epidemiology

Congenital facial palsy is reported with an incidence of ~0.2% of live births, making it a rare cause of facial palsy.

Pathology

Etiology

perinatal trauma
intrauterine posture
intrapartum compression
familial and congenital aplasia of the facial nucleus
- cardiofacial syndrome
- Mobius syndrome (bilateral)
- Poland syndrome (only occasionally associated with congenital facial palsy)
- Goldenhar syndrome (only occasionally associated with congenital facial palsy)