opsoclonus myoclonus syndrome
rare disease
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Summary
opsoclonus myoclonus syndrome is a rare disease[1]. It draws 599 Wikipedia views per month (rare disease category, ranking #199 of 627).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Marcel Kinsbourne[3]
- Instance of: class of disease[4]
- Subclass of: paraneoplastic neurologic syndrome[5], rare disease with myoclonus as a major feature[6], rare acquired eye disease[7], brain inflammatory disease[8], opsoclonus[9]
- Symptoms and signs: opsoclonus[10], myoclonus[11]
- ICD-9-CM: 379.59[12]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C4686[13]
- Health specialty: neurology[14]
- Age of onset: childhood onset[15], infantile onset[16]
- Exact match: http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_1183[17]
- Has phenotype: cerebellar ataxia[18], myoclonus[19], sleep disturbance[20], behavioral abnormality[21], irritability[22], vertigo[23], neuroblastoma[24], Q141816679[25], cognitive dysfunction[26], encephalopathy[27], muscle rigidity[28], melanoma[29], breast carcinoma[30], ovarian germ cell teratoma[31]
- P14914: D01183[32]
Why It Matters
opsoclonus myoclonus syndrome has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]