Episodic ataxia type 5

General Information (adopted from Orphanet):

Synonyms, Signs: EA5
Number of Symptoms 4
OrphanetNr: 211067
OMIM Id: 613855
ICD-10: G11.8
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Prevalence, inheritance and age of onset:

Prevalence: 7 cases [Orphanet]
Inheritance: Autosomal dominant
[Orphanet]
Age of onset: All ages
[Orphanet]

Disease classification (adopted from Orphanet):

Parent Diseases: Hereditary episodic ataxia
 -Rare genetic disease
 -Rare neurologic disease

Symptom Information: Sort by abundance 

1
(HPO:0000640) Gaze-evoked nystagmus 27 / 7739
2
(HPO:0002131) Episodic ataxia 16 / 7739
3
(HPO:0001260) Dysarthria 329 / 7739
4
(HPO:0000006) Autosomal dominant inheritance 2518 / 7739

Associated genes:

ClinVar (via SNiPA)

Gene symbol Variation Clinical significance Reference

Additional Information:

Clinical Description OMIM Escayg et al. (2000) reported a French Canadian family segregating episodic ataxia. The proband, after age 20 years, experienced recurrent episodes of vertigo and ataxia that lasted for several hours. Interictal examination showed spontaneous downbeat and gaze-evoked nystagmus ...
Molecular genetics OMIM In affected members of a French Canadian family segregating episodic ataxia, Escayg et al. (2000) identified heterozygosity for a missense mutation in the CACNB4 gene (601949.0002). Herrmann et al. (2005) referred to the form of ataxia caused by ...