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pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 2A

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A severe pontocerebellar hypoplasia that is characterized by progressive microcephaly, chorea, epilepsy and hyperreflexia, has_material_basis_in autosomal recessive inheritance of mutation in the TSEN54 gene.

Signs and symptoms

  • Progressive microcephaly
  • Dysphagia
  • Visual impairment
  • Dystonia
  • Chorea
  • Seizure
  • Hypoplasia of the pons
  • Restlessness
  • Feeding difficulties in infancy
  • Abnormal periventricular white matter morphology