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What is Cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pes cavus, optic atrophy and sensorinural hearing loss?

What is Cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pes cavus, optic atrophy and sensorinural hearing loss?

  • Cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pes cavus, optic atrophy and sensorinural hearing loss: A rare syndrome characterized mainly by ataxia, absent reflexes, high foot arch (pes cavus), progressive optic nerve degeneration and hearing impairment. The ataxic symptoms tended to occur early in life after an illness involving fevers. The ataxia then tends to come and go but then persists into adulthood.

Cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pes cavus, optic atrophy and sensorinural hearing loss is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pes cavus, optic atrophy and sensorinural hearing loss, or a subtype of Cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pes cavus, optic atrophy and sensorinural hearing loss, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pes cavus, optic atrophy and sensorinural hearing loss: Introduction

What are the symptoms of Cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pes cavus, optic atrophy and sensorinural hearing loss?

Symptoms of Cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pes cavus, optic atrophy and sensorinural hearing loss: see symptoms of Cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pes cavus, optic atrophy and sensorinural hearing loss

Cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pes cavus, optic atrophy and sensorinural hearing loss: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pes cavus, optic atrophy and sensorinural hearing loss.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pes cavus, optic atrophy and sensorinural hearing loss.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pes cavus, optic atrophy and sensorinural hearing loss: see treatments for Cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pes cavus, optic atrophy and sensorinural hearing loss

Name and Aliases of Cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pes cavus, optic atrophy and sensorinural hearing loss

Main name of condition: Cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pes cavus, optic atrophy and sensorinural hearing loss

Other names or spellings for Cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pes cavus, optic atrophy and sensorinural hearing loss:

CAPOS syndrome, CAPOS

CAPOS, CAPOS syndrome
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)


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