Cerebellar Agenesis

Synonyms

• Cerebellar Aplasia
• Cerebellar Hemiagenesis
• Cerebellar Hypoplasia

Disorder Subdivisions

• None

General Discussion

Cerebellar agenesis is a rare disorder thought to be inherited as an autosomal recessive trait. Infants with this disorder are born with partial formation or total absence of the portion of the brain that is located at the base of the skull and known as the cerebellum. Infants with partial formation of the cerebellum may have few or no symptoms of the disorder. When total absence of the cerebellum is present, an affected infant may experience low muscle tone, uncontrollable quivering or movements, involuntary movement of the eyes, and/or an inability to coordinate muscle movements.

Resources

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation

1275 Mamaroneck Avenue

White Plains, NY 10605

Tel: (914)997-4488

Fax: (914)997-4763

Tel: (888)663-4637

Email: Askus@marchofdimes.com

Internet: http://www.marchofdimes.com



The Arc

1660 L Street, NW, Suite 301

Washington, DC 20036

Tel: (202)534-3700

Fax: (202)534-3731

Tel: (800)433-5255

TDD: (817)277-0553

Email: info@thearc.org

Internet: http://www.thearc.org



NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

P.O. Box 5801

Bethesda, MD 20824

Tel: (301)496-5751

Fax: (301)402-2186

Tel: (800)352-9424

TDD: (301)468-5981

Email: me20t@nih.gov

Internet: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/



Genetic and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center

PO Box 8126

Gaithersburg, MD 20898-8126

Tel: (301)251-4925

Fax: (301)251-4911

Tel: (888)205-2311

TDD: (888)205-3223

Email: http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/GARD/EmailForm.aspx

Internet: http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/GARD

For a Complete Report

This is an abstract of a report from the National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc. ® (NORD). A copy of the complete report can be obtained for a small fee by visiting the NORD website. The complete report contains additional information including symptoms, causes, affected population, related disorders, standard and investigational treatments (if available), and references from medical literature. For a full-text version of this topic, see http://www.rarediseases.org/search/rdblist.html

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Last Updated:  2/4/2008

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