Table 4 Functional symptoms according to specific cranial nerve involvement
From: Moebius syndrome: clinical features, diagnosis, management and early intervention
Area | Feeding and oral area | Percentage | Language and hearing | Percentage | Vision/visual | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cranial nerve involvement | V, VII, IX, XI, XII | VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII | III, IV, VI, VII | |||
Functional Deficit | Poor neonatal sucking and swallowing | 37,8 | Hearing loss | 6,8 | Ocular motor deficit | 89,8 |
Need for nasogastric tubes and gastrostomy | 5,5 | Language delay | 31 | Visual deficit | 19,3 | |
Nutritional problems | 16 | Speech deficit | 42 | Photophobia | 15 | |
Dental problems | 17 | |||||
Palatal problems and micrognathia | 7,4 |