###### Created: 2025-07-13 17:13 ###### Areas & Topics: #medicine ###### Note Type: #permanent ###### Connected to: [[Alien Hand Syndrome]] - Parry-Romberg Syndrome (PRS) is also known as progressive hemifacial atrophy. - It is an idiopathic condition (condition where the underlying cause is unknown) where during childhood an asymmetrical portion of the face and skull atrophies and then stops doing so later in life (typically as a teenager). - The cause of PRS is unknown and debated. ### Sources https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK574506/