Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Cerebellar ataxia associated with quadrupedal gait
HP:0009878
What it means
The presence of cerebellar signs and symptoms such as lack of balance associated with quadrupedal gait (locomotion on all four extremities with a 'bear-like' gait with the legs held straight).
Rare diseases that can present with this2
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
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