Pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 3MeSH Supplementary Concept
Preferred Label : pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 3;
Définition CISMeF : 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.;
MeSH note : Pch3 not included;
CISMeF acronym : PCH3;
MeSH synonym : cerebellar atrophy with progressive microcephaly; pch with optic atrophy;
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.
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