title: Two sisters with mental retardation, cataract, ataxia, progressive hearing loss, and polyneuropathy.
abstract: Two sisters are described with a disorder characterised by mental retardation, congenital cataract, progressive spinocerebellar ataxia, sensorineural deafness, and signs of peripheral neuropathy. Progressive hearing loss, ataxia, and polyneuropathy became evident in the third decade. The differential diagnosis of this syndrome is discussed including the syndromes described by Berman et al and Koletzko et al.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Neurology, University Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Begeer
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Scholte
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: van Essen
mesh_terms: D001259:Ataxia / Q000235:genetics*; D002386:Cataract / Q000151:congenital / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000235:genetics*; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000235:genetics; D013577:Syndrome