Table 1

Clinical criteria in differential diagnosis of Congenital Cataracts Facial Dysmorphism Neuropathy (CCFDN) and Marinesco-Sjögren syndrome (MSS)

SYMPTOMS
CCFDN
MSS

Microcornea, microphthalmos, micropupils
Yes
No
Developmental delay
Yes
Yes
Small stature
Yes
Yes
Facial dysmorphism
Yes, mild, late childhood
No
Peripheral neuropathy
Yes, hypomyelinating
Rare, variable type
Ataxia
Rare, mild*
Severe cerebellar
Brain MRI
Cerebral atrophy*
Cerebellar atrophy
Myopathy
Acute para-infectious rhabdomyolysis*
Chronic
Cognitive deficit
Mild*
Variable degree
Hypogonadism
Mild*
Variable in degree and origin (hypo/hypergonadotrophic)

* Manifestations whose frequency and nature require further characterisation.

Kalaydjieva Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2006 1:32   doi:10.1186/1750-1172-1-32