Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Cerebellar vermis atrophy
HP:0006855
What it means
Wasting (atrophy) of the vermis of cerebellum.
This sign can be visualized with brain MRI.
Rare diseases that can present with this25
Common30–79%
16- Acute infantile liver failure-cerebellar ataxia-peripheral sensory motor neuropathy syndrome
- Autosomal recessive cerebelloparenchymal disorder type 3
- Autosomal recessive congenital cerebellar ataxia due to GRID2 deficiency
- CACH syndrome
- Congenital cerebellar ataxia due to RNU12 mutation
- Fatty acid hydroxylase-associated neurodegeneration
- Infantile-onset autosomal recessive nonprogressive cerebellar ataxia
- Spinocerebellar ataxia type 14
- Spinocerebellar ataxia type 21
- Spinocerebellar ataxia type 29
- Spinocerebellar ataxia type 37
- Spinocerebellar ataxia type 41
- Spinocerebellar ataxia type 42
- Spinocerebellar ataxia type 8
- Spinocerebellar ataxia with axonal neuropathy type 1
- X-linked progressive cerebellar ataxia
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
Also called: Atrophy of cerebellar vermis · Atrophy of the cerebellar vermis · Vermian atrophy
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