Fetal akinesia-cerebral and retinal hemorrhage syndrome

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Fetal akinesia-cerebral and retinal hemorrhage syndrome

Synonyms: LCCS5 | Lethal congenital contracture syndrome type 5

Fetal akinesia-cerebral and retinal hemorrhage syndrome is a rare lethal congenital myopathy syndrome characterized by decreased fetal movements and polyhydraminos in utero and the presence of akinesia severe hypotonia with respiratory insufficiency absent reflexes joint contractures skeletal abnormalities with thin ribs and bones intracranial and retinal hemorrhages and decreased birth weight in the neonate.

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