Case Report
Neuroimaging of a Rare Congenital Disorder- Moebius Syndrome
Joshi A1, Benjwal G2*, Sharma G2 and Kala P2
1Department of Anatomy, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
2Department of Radiodiagnosis, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
*Corresponding author:Gaurav Benjwal, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. Email id: grv_22@ymail.com
Copyright: ©2025 Joshi A, et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Article Information:Submission:14/03/2025; Accepted: 07/04/2025; Published: 12/04/2025
Abstract
Moebius syndrome(MBS) is a rare congenital neuromuscular disorder of the unilateral or bilateral sixth and seventh cranial nerve. It is mostly a clinical diagnosis but neuroimaging can aid in detecting its salient features.
This case report is a documentation of Magnetic resonance (MR) findings of a 9-year-old female diagnosed with MBS. Neuroimaging showed bilateral hypoplastic abducens nerves and bilaterally absent facial nerves with associated ventriculomegaly, hippocampal malrotation, and midbrain malformation.
Thus, neuroimaging using magnetic resonance can be used to capture the radiological features of MBS.
This case report is a documentation of Magnetic resonance (MR) findings of a 9-year-old female diagnosed with MBS. Neuroimaging showed bilateral hypoplastic abducens nerves and bilaterally absent facial nerves with associated ventriculomegaly, hippocampal malrotation, and midbrain malformation.
Thus, neuroimaging using magnetic resonance can be used to capture the radiological features of MBS.
Keywords:Moebius Syndrome; MRI; Facial Nerve; Abducens Nerve; Ventriculomegaly