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| Year : 2015 | Volume
: 10
| Issue : 2 | Page : 172-174 |
Möbius syndrome associated with neurofibromatosis Type 1: A rare co-occurrence
Ankush Sharma1, Nitin Gupta2, Tejinder Talwar2, Munish Gupta2
1 Department of Neurology, M.M.I.M.S.R, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India
2 Department of Medicine, M.M.I.M.S.R, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India
Correspondence Address:
Ankush Sharma
Department of Neurology, M.M.I.M.S.R, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana
India
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DOI: 10.4103/1817-1745.159205
Möbius syndrome is a rare congenital disorder presenting with facial diplegia and horizontal gaze disturbance. Patients can have additional cranial nerve palsies and musculoskeletal deformities. Neurofibromatosis Type 1 is an uncommon neurocutaneous disorder. The only plausible link between these two disorders is autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance. Simultaneous occurrence of these two uncommon disorders has not been yet reported in literature, and it is the first case report to the best of our knowledge.
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