Defective response to social cues in Möbius' syndrome.
A case of Möbius' syndrome is presented, with the mask-like facies and poor social relationships consistent with this diagnosis. Previous thought has implicated the inability to transmit facial cues as a cause for impoverished social functioning. The authors hypothesize that the inability to transmit is related to an inability to receive cues. They repeated a paradigm used previously to test ability to interpret facial cues. The otherwise intelligent patient could not perform a task previously performed by approximately 300 other subjects. These findings suggest that the rehabilitation of Möbius patients should include education in interpreting social cues.
D000328:Adult; D003463:Cues; D004644:Emotions; D005149:Facial Expression; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D010507:Periodicity; D012938:Social Perception; D013577:Syndrome; D014743:Videotape Recording; D014796:Visual Perception