Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Atrophy of the spinal cord
Degeneration of the spinal cord
HP:0006827
Rare diseases that can present with this19
Common30–79%
7Sometimes5–29%
11- Autosomal dominant Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2Z
- Autosomal dominant spastic paraplegia type 9B
- Autosomal recessive spastic paraplegia type 11
- Autosomal recessive spastic paraplegia type 5A
- Chédiak-Higashi syndrome
- Congenital intrinsic factor deficiency
- Homocystinuria due to methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase deficiency
- Methylmalonic acidemia with homocystinuria, type cblC
and 3 more in this range
The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Atrophy of the spinal cord
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