INTRODUCTION Mobius syndrome is characterized by damage in the nucleus of the sixth and seventh cranial nerves, with subsequent facial palsy and abduction limitation of the eyes. The aim of this article is to describe the ophthalmological findings of the Mobius syndrome in Mexican children. PATIENTS AND METHODS A cross-sectional, retrospective, observational and descriptive study was conducte...

purpose: to describe three cases of exotropic mobius syndrome and to report outcomes of the surgical intervention. case reports: three patients including two boys and one girl were referred to our strabismus clinic. all had masked faces and non-progressive congenital bilateral facial palsy and dry eye. other abnormalities included large angle exotropia and bilateral horizontal gaze palsy. surgi...

Background. Mobius Syndrome is a rare disease defined by bilateral congenital 7th nerve palsy. We focus on reporting the prevalence of orthopedic disease in this population. Methods. Twenty-three individuals with Mobius Syndrome underwent orthopedic physical examination, and additional 96 patients filled out a survey for self-reported orthopedic diagnoses. Results. Clubfoot was present in 60% o...

Mobius syndrome is a congenital neuromuscular disorder characterized by both inability to abduct the eyes and facial weakness [1] . It is classified into four groups on the basis of whether the primary abnormalities are diffuse (group 1), in the abducens and facial nerves (group II), or nuclei (group Ill), or lie outside the CNS (group IV) [2]. Although the radiologic findings of the musculoske...