Unusual case of Trigeminal Neuralgia Associated with Poland -Moebius Syndrome.

Abstract

Moebius Syndrome is a rare congenital neurological condition characterized by paralysis of several cranial nerves, commonly the VI(Abducens) and VII(Facial) cranial nerves which causes lateral gaze strabismus and internal strabismus & classical mask like appearance respectively. Other cranial nerves such as V, VII, IX, X, XI, XII are rarely affected. Von Graefe and German neurologist Moebius (1888), after whom the syndrome was eventually named, provided the earliest descriptions of it. Although the etiopathogenesis is unknown, it appears to occur sporadically in the majority of cases, and some documented cases show hereditary predisposition. This paper presents a rare instance of trigeminal neuralgia associated with Moebius syndrome. According to the author's research, this is the first case of Poland Moebius syndrome with trigeminal neuralgia documented from India.