Cerebellar hypoplasia

This article is about human cerebellar hypoplasia. To read about this condition in other animals, please see cerebellar hypoplasia (non-human).

Cerebellar hypoplasia is a developmental disorder characterized by the incomplete or underdevelopment of the cerebellum. It may be genetic or occur sporadically. Cerebellar hypoplasia may be caused by thyroid abnormalities, environmental influences such as drugsand chemicalsor viral infectionsor stroke. In infancy, symptoms may include developmental delay, hyptonia, ataxia, seizures, mental retardation and involuntary eye movements (nystagmus). At later ages, symptoms include headache, vertigo, imbalance, and hearing impairment. Cerebellar hypoplasia may be associated with other disorders including Dandy Walker syndrome, Werdnig-Hoffman syndromeand Walker-Warburg syndrome.

Treatment

There is no standard course of treatment for cerebellar hypoplasia. Treatment is symptomatic and supportive.

Prognosis

Cerebellar hypoplasia is a progressive disorder.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
It uses material from the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebellar+hypoplasia Wikipedia article Cerebellar hypoplasia.