This table lists symptoms that people with this disease may have. For most diseases, symptoms will vary from person to person. People with the same disease may not have all the symptoms listed. This information comes from a database called the Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) . The HPO collects information on symptoms that have been described in medical resources. The HPO is updated regularly. Use the HPO ID to access more in-depth information about a symptom.
| Medical Terms | Other Names | Learn More: HPO ID |
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| 80%-99% of people have these symptoms | ||
| Abnormal pyramidal sign | 0007256 | |
| Abnormality of extrapyramidal motor function | 0002071 | |
| 0001251 | ||
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Dementia, progressive
Progressive dementia
[ more ]
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0000726 | |
| Generalized myoclonic |
0002123 | |
| Motor deterioration |
Progressive degeneration of movement
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0002333 |
| Myoclonus | 0001336 | |
| Orofacial dyskinesia | 0002310 | |
| Psychotic episodes | 0000725 | |
| 5%-29% of people have these symptoms | ||
| Optic atrophy | 0000648 | |
| Visual loss |
Loss of vision
Vision loss
[ more ]
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0000572 |
Making a diagnosis for a genetic or rare disease can often be challenging. Healthcare professionals typically look at a person’s medical history, symptoms, physical exam, and laboratory test results in order to make a diagnosis. The following resources provide information relating to diagnosis and testing for this condition. If you have questions about getting a diagnosis, you should contact a healthcare professional.
Related diseases are conditions that have similar signs and symptoms. A health care provider may consider these conditions in the table below when making a diagnosis. Please note that the table may not include all the possible conditions related to this disease.
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Conditions with similar signs and symptoms from Orphanet
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The differential diagnosis should include progressive myoclonus epilepsies (Unverricht-Lundborg disease, Lafora disease and MERRF syndrome), Ramsay-Hunt syndrome and late manifesting forms of several other lysosomal storage disorders (GM2 gangliosidosis, Gaucher disease and Niemann-Pick type C disease; see these terms).
Visit the
Orphanet disease page
for more information.
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