What is Cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pes cavus, optic atrophy and sensorinural hearing loss?
• Cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pes cavus, optic atrophy and sensorinural hearing loss: A rare syndrome characterized mainly by ataxia, absent reflexes, high foot arch (pes cavus), progressive optic nerve degeneration and hearing impairment. The ataxic symptoms tended to occur early in life after an illness involving fevers. The ataxia then tends to come and go but then persists into adulthood. Cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pes cavus, optic atrophy and sensorinural hearing loss is listed as a “rare disease” by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pes cavus, optic atrophy and sensorinural hearing loss, or a subtype of Cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pes cavus, optic atrophy and sensorinural hearing loss, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
