The syndrome of autosornal recessive pontocerebellar hypoplasia, microcephaly, and extrapyramidal dyskinesia (pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 2) Compiled data from 10 pedigrees

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PG Barth，G Blennow，Lenard, H-G.，JH Begeer，van der Kley, J. M.，F Hanefeld，Peters, A.C.B.，J Valk

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The syndrome of autosomal recessive pontocerebellar hypoplasia, microcephaly, severely impaired mental and motor development, and extrapyramidal dyskinesia is a distinct system degeneration, previously designated pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 2 (PCH-2). To further characterize its clinical and neuroimaging features, we compiled data from 10 nonrelated pedigrees. Six pedigrees were Dutch, two Swedish, and two German. All 16 patients showed an identical profile of virtually absent developmental milestones, early-onset severe chorea, and microcephaly together with pontocerebellar hypoplasia. Family distribution supports autosomal recessive transmission. The present data support the PCH-2 phenotype as a distinct neurogenetic entity.

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Humans Cerebellum Pons Movement Disorders Syndrome Magnetic Resonance Imaging Autopsy Pedigree Genes, Recessive Adolescent