Other causes of deafblindness
Below is a list of potential causes of deafblindness with links to websites containing additional information. All links open in a new window.
Please note that the information on these pages is for information purposes only. It should never be used for diagnostic or treatment purposes. If you have questions regarding a medical condition, always seek the advice of your general practitioner or other qualified health professional.
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Aicardi syndrome
Alport syndrome
Alström syndrome
Apert syndrome
Bardet-Biedl syndrome
Batten Disease
CHARGE syndrome
Chromosome 18
Cockayne syndrome
Cogan’s syndrome
Congenital Rubella syndrome
Cornelia de Lange syndrome
Craniosynistosis (Aipert, Crouzon and Pfeiffer)
Cri du Chat syndrome
Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
Dandy-Walker syndrome
DIDMOAD (Wolfram syndrome)
Down syndrome
Foetal Alcohol syndrome
Flynn Aird syndrome
Friedreich’s Ataxia (also known as Spinocerebellar degeneration
Goldenhar syndrome
Kearns – Sayre syndrome
Kniest dysplasia
Marfan syndrome
Marshall syndrome
Marshall - Smith syndrome
Meningitis (viral and bacterial)
Metachromatic Leukodystrophy
Moebius syndrome (also known as Möbius syndrome)
Mohr - Tranebjaerg (also known as Deafness-Dystonia-Optic Neuronopathy syndrome)
Neurofibromatosis Type 2
Norrie Disease
Pallister Killian Mosaic syndrome
Peroxisomal Disorders (including Refsum Disease, Zellweger syndrome and Infantile Adrenoleukodystrophy)
Pierre-Robin syndrome
Stickler syndrome
Sturge - Weber syndrome
Treacher Collins syndrome
Trisomy 13 (also known as Patau syndrome)
Usher syndrome
Waardenburg syndrome
Wildervanck syndrome
Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome (Trisomy 4p)
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