Anotia facial palsy cardiac defect

Anotia facial palsy cardiac defect

Definition

A syndrome characterized by anotia (congenital absence of the pinna) with a normal cochlea and vestibular apparatus, with facial paralysis caused by congenital absence of the entire right facial nerve, and congenital heart disease, which may present as atrioventricular septal defects or variations of tetralogy of Fallot.