Pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 4
Synonyms: Fatal infantile encephalopathy with olivopontocerebellar hypoplasia | Olivopontocerebellar hypoplasia | PCH4
A severe genetic form of pontocerebellar hypoplasia (PCH) characterized by delayed neocortical maturation with underdeveloped cerebral hemispheres and pontocerebellar hypoplasia and a severely affected vermis. Clinically the disorder manifests with prenatal onset of polyhydramnios and contractures followed by hypertonia severe clonus primary hypoventilation leading to an early postnatal death.
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