Diseases

Olivopontocerebellar Atrophies

A group of inherited and sporadic disorders which share progressive ataxia in combination with atrophy of the CEREBELLUM; PONS; and inferior olivary nuclei. Additional clinical features may include MUSCLE RIGIDITY; NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC; RETINAL DEGENERATION; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; DEMENTIA; URINARY INCONTINENCE; and OPHTHALMOPLEGIA. The familial form has an earlier onset (second decade) and may feature spinal cord atrophy. The sporadic form tends to present in the fifth or sixth decade, and is considered a clinical subtype of MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1085)

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A group of inherited and sporadic disorders which share progressive ataxia in combination with atrophy of the CEREBELLUM; PONS; and inferior olivary nuclei. Additional clinical features may include MUSCLE RIGIDITY; NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC; RETINAL DEGENERATION; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; DEMENTIA; URINARY INCONTINENCE; and OPHTHALMOPLEGIA. The familial form has an earlier onset (second decade) and may feature spinal cord atrophy. The sporadic form tends to present in the fifth or sixth decade, and is considered a clinical subtype of MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1085)

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  • Dejerine-Thomas Syndrome
  • Olivo-Ponto-Cerebellar Atrophy
  • Olivo-Ponto-Cerebellar Degeneration
  • Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy
  • Olivopontocerebellar Degeneration
  • Pontoolivocerebellar Atrophy
  • Presenile Ataxia
  • Ataxia, Presenile
  • Atrophy, Olivo-Ponto-Cerebellar
  • Atrophy, Olivopontocerebellar
  • Atrophy, Pontoolivocerebellar
  • Degeneration, Olivo-Ponto-Cerebellar
  • Degeneration, Olivopontocerebellar
  • Dejerine Thomas Syndrome
  • Olivo Ponto Cerebellar Atrophy
  • Olivo Ponto Cerebellar Degeneration
  • Olivo-Ponto-Cerebellar Degenerations
  • Olivopontocerebellar Degenerations
  • Pontoolivocerebellar Atrophies
  • Presenile Ataxias
  • Syndrome, Dejerine-Thomas
  • Familial Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy
  • Inherited Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy
  • Nonfamilial Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy
  • Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy, Idiopathic
  • Olivopontocerebellar Hypoplasia
  • Atrophy, Familial Olivopontocerebellar
  • Atrophy, Idiopathic Olivopontocerebellar
  • Atrophy, Inherited Olivopontocerebellar
  • Atrophy, Nonfamilial Olivopontocerebellar
  • Familial Olivopontocerebellar Atrophies
  • Hypoplasia, Olivopontocerebellar
  • Idiopathic Olivopontocerebellar Atrophies
  • Idiopathic Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy
  • Inherited Olivopontocerebellar Atrophies
  • Nonfamilial Olivopontocerebellar Atrophies
  • Olivopontocerebellar Atrophies, Familial
  • Olivopontocerebellar Atrophies, Nonfamilial
  • Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy, Familial
  • Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy, Inherited
  • Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy, Nonfamilial
  • Olivopontocerebellar Hypoplasias

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2000(1987)

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  • Atrophy (1966-1986)
  • Brain Diseases (1966-1986)
  • Cerebellar Ataxia (1968-1986)
  • Cerebellar Diseases (1966-1986)
  • Olivary Nucleus (1966-1986)
  • Pons (1966-1986)

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Olivopontocerebellar Atrophies. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009849. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009849
  2. Olivopontocerebellar Atrophies. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivopontocerebellar_atrophy
  3. Olivopontocerebellar Atrophies. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9386865