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 | ||
Areflexia |
Absent tendon reflexes
|
0001284 |
Ataxia | 0001251 | |
Cerebellar vermis atrophy | 0006855 | |
Sensorimotor neuropathy |
Nerve damage causing decreased feeling and movement
|
0007141 |
30%-79% of people have these symptoms | ||
Elevated |
0006254 | |
Gait imbalance |
Abnormality of balance
Abnormality of equilibrium
Imbalanced walk
[ more ]
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0002141 |
Gaze-evoked |
0000640 | |
Oculomotor apraxia | 0000657 | |
Saccadic smooth pursuit | 0001152 | |
Sensory impairment | 0003474 | |
5%-29% of people have these symptoms | ||
Babinski sign | 0003487 | |
Choreoathetosis | 0001266 | |
Conjunctival telangiectasia |
Small dilated blood vessels near membrane covering front of eye and eyelids
|
0000524 |
Poor swallowing
Swallowing difficulty
Swallowing difficulties
[ more ]
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0002015 | |
0001332 | ||
Elevated serum creatine kinase |
Elevated blood creatine phosphokinase
Elevated circulating creatine phosphokinase
Elevated creatine kinase
Elevated serum CPK
Elevated serum creatine phosphokinase
High serum creatine kinase
Increased CPK
Increased creatine kinase
Increased creatine phosphokinase
Increased serum CK
Increased serum creatine kinase
Increased serum creatine phosphokinase
[ more ]
|
0003236 |
Head tremor | 0002346 | |
Hypercholesterolemia |
Elevated serum cholesterol
Elevated total cholesterol
Increased total cholesterol
[ more ]
|
0003124 |
Hypoalbuminemia |
Low blood albumin
|
0003073 |
Postural tremor | 0002174 | |
Squint eyes
Squint
Cross-eyed
[ more ]
|
0000486 | |
Urinary bladder sphincter dysfunction | 0002839 | |
1%-4% of people have these symptoms | ||
Cerebellar atrophy |
Degeneration of cerebellum
|
0001272 |
Chorea | 0002072 | |
Distal amyotrophy |
Distal muscle wasting
|
0003693 |
Distal muscle weakness |
Weakness of outermost muscles
|
0002460 |
Difficulty articulating speech
|
0001260 | |
Gait ataxia |
Inability to coordinate movements when walking
|
0002066 |
Hyporeflexia |
Decreased reflex response
Decreased reflexes
[ more ]
|
0001265 |
Impaired distal tactile sensation |
Decreased touch sensation in extremities
|
0006937 |
Impaired proprioception | 0010831 | |
Nystagmus |
Involuntary, rapid, rhythmic eye movements
|
0000639 |
Peripheral axonal neuropathy | 0003477 | |
Pes cavus |
High-arched foot
|
0001761 |
0002650 | ||
Tremor | 0001337 | |
Percent of people who have these symptoms is not available through HPO | ||
Abnormal pyramidal sign | 0007256 | |
0000007 | ||
Chronic axonal neuropathy | 0007267 | |
Decreased motor nerve conduction velocity | 0003431 | |
Impaired distal vibration sensation | 0006886 | |
Increased circulating |
0010702 | |
Limb ataxia | 0002070 | |
Polyneuropathy |
Peripheral nerve disease
|
0001271 |
Pontocerebellar atrophy | 0006879 | |
Progressive |
Worsens with time
|
0003676 |
Progressive gait ataxia | 0007240 | |
0003828 |
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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.
Conditions with similar signs and symptoms from Orphanet
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Differential diagnosis includes Friedreich ataxia, ataxia with vitamin E deficiency, AOA1, ataxia-telangiectasia, ataxia-telangiectasia-like disorder, autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay.
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