Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia Type 3

Description

Pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 3 (PCH3), also known as cerebellar atrophy with progressive microcephaly (CLAM) is a rare form of pontocerebellar hypoplasia (see this term) with autosomal recessive transmission characterized neonatally by hypotonia and impaired swallowing and from infancy onward by seizures, optic atrophy and short stature, but none of the clinical findings are specific for PCH3.

Clinical Features

Top most frequent phenotypes and symptoms related to Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia Type 3

  • Intellectual disability
  • Seizures
  • Global developmental delay
  • Short stature
  • Generalized hypotonia
  • Hearing impairment
  • Microcephaly
  • Scoliosis
  • Ataxia
  • Spasticity

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Incidence and onset information

— Currently we don't have prevalence information about this disease (Not enough data available about incidence and published cases.)
No data available about the known clinical features onset.

Alternative names

Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia Type 3 Is also known as pch without dyskinesia, cerebellar atrophy with progressive microcephaly, clam, pch with optic atrophy, pch3.

Researches and researchers

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Sources and references

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