Parry-Romberg syndrome: a global survey of 205 patients using the Internet.
Parry-Romberg syndrome (PRS) is a rare neurocutaneous disorder characterized by progressive facial hemiatrophy. In this study, 205 patients with PRS were surveyed using the Internet. Estimates of the frequency of limb involvement (19%), epilepsy (11%), and other clinical and etiologic features were obtained. There was a wide range of age at onset and considerable diagnostic overlap with scleroderma "en coup de sabre."
Stone
Jon
J
Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK. jstone@skull.dcn.ed.ac.uk
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003625:Data Collection; D005150:Facial Hemiatrophy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged