Orphanet Rare Disease Ontology

Last uploaded: July 3, 2024
Preferred Name

Hereditary episodic ataxia
Synonyms
Definitions

Hereditary episodic ataxia (EA) represents a group of neurological disorders characterized by recurrent episodes of ataxia and vertigo which may be progressive. Weakness, dystonia and ataxia are sometimes present in the interictal period. Seven types of EA have been described to date (EA type 1 to EA type 7, see these terms), but most of the reported cases belong to EA1 and EA2.

ID

http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_211062

definition

Hereditary episodic ataxia (EA) represents a group of neurological disorders characterized by recurrent episodes of ataxia and vertigo which may be progressive. Weakness, dystonia and ataxia are sometimes present in the interictal period. Seven types of EA have been described to date (EA type 1 to EA type 7, see these terms), but most of the reported cases belong to EA1 and EA2.

definition_citation

Orphanet

expertlink

https://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?Lng=en&Expert=211062

hasDbXref

MeSH:C580065

ICD-11:8A03.14

label

Hereditary episodic ataxia

notation

ORPHA:211062

Category

prefixIRI

ORDO:Orphanet_211062

prefLabel

Hereditary episodic ataxia

present_in

Worldwide AND has_point_prevalence_range : 1-9 / 100 000

subClassOf

http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_183518

http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_557492

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