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ArticleCureus2023

Impact of Social Determinants of Health in the Care of Moebius Syndrome: A Case Report.

Brooke Schwartz, Jessie Limonta, Malka Goodman, Katherine Semidey

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Brooke SchwartzPediatrics, Florida International University, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Miami, USA.
Jessie LimontaPediatrics, Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Miami, USA.
Malka GoodmanPediatrics, United Heritage Institute CommunityCare Clinic, Miami, USA.
Katherine SemideyPediatrics, Florida International University, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Miami, USA.
Florida International University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Moebius syndrome is a rare congenital disorder characterized by nonprogressive uni- or bilateral abducens nerve (VI) and facial nerve (VII) palsy. Other cranial nerves (CN) such as CN III, IV, and IX-XII may be involved leading to varied presentations. Speech development, communication, and psychomotor complications are common. Given the complexity of the disease, patients require an individualized, multidisciplinary care plan involving many medical specialists. Accessing this level of care without insurance poses seemingly insurmountable challenges and places immense financial strain on both patients with Moebius syndrome and their families. Physicians must advocate for patients with Moebius syndrome and be knowledgeable about the community resources available to them such as non-profit organizations. This report presents a case of Moebius syndrome in an uninsured, immigrant, 13-year-old male and the barriers to providing him with adequate care.

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children with special needsinterdisciplinary caremoebius sequencesocial determinants of healthuninsured patients

Identifiers

PMID37846244
PMCPMC10576955
OpenAlexW4386771398

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