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LA06.1 category

Hypoplasia or agenesis of cerebellar hemispheres

Definition

Cerebellar hypoplasia corresponds to underdevelopment of cerebellar structures that can involve the vermis and/or the cerebellar hemispheres from partial to total agenesis. It has been described in the context of various clinical entities: chromosomal anomalies, in utero exposure to toxins and infectious agents, metabolic disorders (disorders of glycosylation and CoQ10 deficiencies), and a wide variety of rare genetic neurological diseases. It can be confined to the cerebellum, or affect other CNS structures: the midbrain (molar tooth syndromes), pons and medulla (ponto-cerebellar hypoplasia), cerebral cortex (lissencephaly cerebellar hypoplasia syndromes).

Exclusions

Also indexed as

Hypoplasia or agenesis of cerebellar hemispheresIsolated bilateral hemispheric cerebellar hypoplasiaIsolated unilateral hemispheric cerebellar hypoplasia

Nearby in Cerebellar structural developmental anomalies