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 | ||
| Generalized hirsutism |
Excessive hairiness over body
|
0002230 |
| Generalized hyperpigmentation | 0007440 | |
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Mental deficiency
Mental retardation
Mental retardation, nonspecific
Mental-retardation
[ more ]
|
0001249 | |
| Numerous |
0005603 | |
| 0001250 | ||
| Thickened skin |
Thick skin
|
0001072 |
| 5%-29% of people have these symptoms | ||
| Abnormality of neuronal migration | 0002269 | |
| Abnormality of retinal pigmentation | 0007703 | |
| Aplasia/Hypoplasia of the cerebellum |
Absent/small cerebellum
Absent/underdeveloped cerebellum
[ more ]
|
0007360 |
| Arachnoid cyst |
Fluid-filled sac located in membrane surrounding brain or spinal cord
|
0100702 |
| Arnold-Chiari malformation | 0002308 | |
| Behavioral abnormality |
Behavioral changes
Behavioral disorders
Behavioral disturbances
Behavioral problems
Behavioral/psychiatric abnormalities
Behavioural/Psychiatric abnormality
Psychiatric disorders
Psychiatric disturbances
[ more ]
|
0000708 |
| Chorioretinal coloboma |
Birth defect that causes a hole in the innermost layer at the back of the eye
|
0000567 |
| Choroid plexus papilloma | 0200022 | |
| Cranial nerve paralysis | 0006824 | |
| Dandy-Walker malformation | 0001305 | |
| Death in infancy |
Infantile death
Lethal in infancy
[ more ]
|
0001522 |
| 0002353 | ||
| Encephalitis |
Brain inflammation
|
0002383 |
| Global |
0001263 | |
| Hemiparesis |
Weakness of one side of body
|
0001269 |
|
Too much cerebrospinal fluid in the brain
|
0000238 | |
| Intracranial hemorrhage |
Bleeding within the skull
|
0002170 |
| 0002861 | ||
| Meningioma | 0002858 | |
| Meningocele | 0002435 | |
| Renal hypoplasia/aplasia |
Absent/small kidney
Absent/underdeveloped kidney
[ more ]
|
0008678 |
| Syringomyelia |
Fluid-filled cyst in spinal cord
|
0003396 |
| Venous thrombosis |
Blood clot in vein
|
0004936 |
| Percent of people who have these symptoms is not available through HPO | ||
| Mental deterioration |
Cognitive decline
Cognitive decline, progressive
Intellectual deterioration
Progressive cognitive decline
[ more ]
|
0001268 |
| 0001428 | ||
| Sporadic |
No previous family history
|
0003745 |
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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.
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Conditions with similar signs and symptoms from Orphanet
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Differential diagnosis includes primary central nervous system melanoma, meningeal melanocytoma (see these terms), idiopathic hydrocephalus, idiopathic epilepsy, and meningeal melanoma.
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