Moebius Syndrome By I'V'

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Moebius SyndromeBy I.V.
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Effects

• No ability to smile of frown.
• No ability to blink or move eye side to side.
• May effect other parts of body.

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Symptoms

• In newborn infants the inability to suck and
  swallow, excessive drooling, and crossed eyes.
• Others are club foot, missing or webbed fingers,
  and deformity in jaw and tongue.

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Causes and Risk Factors

• Two cranial nerves do not develop fully.
• Appears to be genetic but still uncertain.
• Equal risk between boys and girls.
• Increased risk of contracting moebius syndrome if
  parent has it.
• Unable to determine the gene that causes moebius
  at this time.
• Extremely rare.

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Treatments

• Infants may need special bottles or feeding
  tubes.
• Almost all symptoms (cross eyes, webbed fingers,
  tongue and jaw deformities) can be fixed with
  surgery.
• Nerve and muscle transplants can be performed to
  improve ability to smile.