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- Title
Multidisciplinary Care for Moebius Syndrome and Related Disorders: Building a Management Protocol.
- Authors
Odedra, Amar; Blumenow, Wendy; Dainty, Jennifer; Dasgupta, Soumit; Dominguez-Gonzalez, Susana; Gonzalez-Martin, Jose; Hartley, Helen; Kelly, Maria; McKay, Victoria H.; Sharma, Ravi; Spinty, Stefan; Fattah, Adel Y.
- Abstract
Moebius syndrome is a collection of orofacial anomalies with highly variable features affecting many different systems but characterised by bilateral facial palsy and absent eye abduction. We largely regard Moebius syndrome as a diagnosis of exclusion. Lack of awareness and knowledge means that children often fall between services, leading to treatment delays and difficulty interfacing with social care and schools, with long-term impact on physical health and psychosocial development. We developed a multidisciplinary team comprising core clinicians (lead physician, geneticist, speech and language therapist, psychologist and specialist nurse) and an expanded group to encompass the other affected systems. The interactions between our specialties lead to the development of a treatment protocol, which we present. The protocol harnesses the aspects of care of children with a range of other rare diseases at a specialised paediatric centre and synthesises them into a holistic approach for MBS and related conditions. Management is sequenced on an "ABC-style" basis, with airway, feeding, vision and speech taking priority in the early years. We define management priorities as airway stabilisation with swallow assessment, ocular surface protection and maintenance of nutritional support. Management principles for issues such as speech, reflux, drooling and sleep issues are outlined. In later years, psychological support has a prominent role geared towards monitoring and interventions for low mood, self-esteem and bullying.
- Subjects
FACIAL paralysis; SPEECH therapists; DROOLING; SYNDROMES; TREATMENT delay (Medicine); PSYCHOLOGISTS; RARE diseases
- Publication
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2024, Vol 13, Issue 11, p3309
- ISSN
2077-0383
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/jcm13113309