Term Name: | olivopontocerebellar atrophy |
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Synonyms: | Dejerine-Thomas syndrome, Thomas' syndrome, WADIA-SWAMI SYNDROME |
Definition: | A neurodegenerative disease that is characterized by progressive cerebellar ataxia, leading to clumsiness in body movements, veering from midline when walking, wide-based stance, and falls without signs of paralysis or weakness and has_material_basis_in expansion of CAG triplet repeats (glutamine) resulting in degeneration of neuron in the cerebellum, pons and inferior olives. |
Ontology: | Human Disease [DOID:14784] ( DOID:14784 ) |