Neonatal Facial Paralysis Revealing Mondini Disease
Erradi Mariam, Sediki Soukaina
Abstract
Facial paralysis is rare in neonates, and cochleovestibular dysplasia is a rare condition responsible for deafness and recurrent meningitis.
We report a case of a female neonate who was treated in the delivery room for respiratory distress associated with right facial asymmetry and a malformation of the right ear pinna. A computed tomography scan of the facial area of the neonate was done. An auditory evoked potential revealed bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. The scan confirmed the absence of a carotid canal and confirmed the existence of Mondini disease. The agenesis of the internal carotid artery is exceptional, and its association with Mondini disease and facial paralysis has never been reported, as per our knowledge.
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