Infantile-onset autosomal recessive…

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Infantile-onset autosomal recessive nonprogressive cerebellar ataxia

ORPHA:284332Disease

Also called Autosomal recessive spinocerebellar ataxia type 6 · SCAR6

What it is

A rare, genetic, autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxia disease characterized by nonprogressive cerebellar ataxia, with onset in infancy, manifesting with delayed motor and speech development, gait ataxia, dysmetria, hypotonia, increased deep tendon reflexes, and dysarthria. Additional variable manifestations include moderate nystagmus on lateral gaze, mild spasticity, intention tremor, short stature and pes planus. Brain imaging reveals cerebellar vermis atrophy.

Key facts

Prevalence
<1 / 1 000 000 (Europe)
Age of onset
Infancy, Neonatal
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Classified as
Disease

Prevalence figures describe populations, not individuals, and are often estimates from a single study. Where the figure is an incidence or a birth prevalence, it says so.

Signs and symptoms

These ranges are how often a sign appears across everyone diagnosed, not a prediction for one person — most people have some of these and not others. Orphanet also records findings that are specifically absent in this disease; those are in the data but not listed here.

ICD-10 codes

G11.0filed under a broader ICD-10 category — shared with 8 other rare diseases

ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.

Related health topics

Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.

Cross-references

GARD 4954MESH C537312MONDO 0011950OMIM 608029UMLS C1842676

Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.

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