Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Impaired distal proprioception
HP:0006858
What it means
A loss or impairment of the sensation of the relative position of parts of the body and joint position occurring at distal joints.
Rare diseases that can present with this9
Common30–79%
6- Autosomal dominant spastic paraplegia type 36
- Autosomal recessive Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease with hoarseness
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4A
- Paraparetic variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome
- Sensory ataxic neuropathy-dysarthria-ophthalmoparesis syndrome
- Spinocerebellar ataxia with axonal neuropathy type 1
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: Distal sensory loss of proprioception
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