Dynamics of Face and Head Movement in Infants with and without Craniofacial Microsomia: An Automatic Approach

Background: Craniofacial microsomia (CFM) is a congenital condition associated with malformations of the bone and soft tissue of the face and the facial nerves, all of which have the potential to impair facial expressiveness. We investigated whether CFM-related variation in expressiveness is evident as early as infancy.