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Rare Disease

congenital laryngeal palsy

MONDO:0015316

Also known as:congenital vocal cord paralysis

Overview

Congenital laryngeal palsy is a rare larynx anomaly characterized by unilateral or bilateral paralysis of the vocal cords as a result of dysfunction of the motor nerve supply to the larynx. Patients typically present at birth (or shortly thereafter) with stridor, weak or breathy cry, dysphonia or aphonia, feeding or aspiration difficulties and, occasionally, respiratory compromise. Neurological disease, masses that cause compression and aberrant vessels are often associated. Most cases resolve spontaneously over 6-12 months.

Diagnosis

Biomarker and diagnostic research for congenital laryngeal palsy has been reported in the published literature.

Research Landscape

Sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov and PubMed. Publication types are classified using NLM-curated article metadata; research type breakdowns reflect the nature of published work for this disease.

No clinical trials have been registered for congenital laryngeal palsy.

20 publications have been identified in PubMed for congenital laryngeal palsy. Research spans Case Report / Case Series (56%), Review / Meta-Analysis (22%), and Clinical Trial Publication (11%).

Research Type	Count	% of Total
Patient case studies	10	56%

Data assembled from 3 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 20, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC

MONDOHPOClinicalTrials.govFDAPubMedHGNCClinVarClinGenGeneReviewsOrphanetOMIMRUSP

Medical References

External Resources

Orphanet

European rare disease database

Orphanet:137932

GARD

Genetic and Rare Diseases Info Center

GARD:12713

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congenital laryngeal palsy

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