Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Facial diplegia
HP:0001349
What it means
Facial diplegia refers to bilateral facial palsy (bilateral facial palsy is much rarer than unilateral facial palsy).
Rare diseases that can present with this18
Common30–79%
2Sometimes5–29%
16- Adult-onset distal myopathy due to VCP mutation
- Alpha-B crystallin-related late-onset myopathy
- Autosomal dominant progressive external ophthalmoplegia
- Autosomal recessive centronuclear myopathy
- Bilateral perisylvian polymicrogyria
- Bilateral polymicrogyria
- Childhood-onset nemaline myopathy
- Combined oxidative phosphorylation defect type 7
and 8 more in this range
The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Bilateral facial weakness · Facial paresis, bilateral
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