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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Bickers-Adams syndrome is a rare [[sex-linked]] cause of [[hydrocephalus]] due to [[aqueductal stenosis]]. | Bickers-Adams syndrome is a rare [[sex-linked]] cause of [[hydrocephalus]] due to [[aqueductal stenosis]]. | ||
==Diagnosis== | ==Diagnosis== | ||
===Physical Examination=== | ===Physical Examination=== | ||
====Neurologic==== | ====Neurologic==== | ||
*Mental retardation | *[[Mental retardation]] | ||
*Flexion deformities and spasticity of the extremities | *Flexion deformities and spasticity of the extremities | ||
*[[Shuffling gait]] | *[[Shuffling gait]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:22, 22 July 2012
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Bickers-Adams syndrome is a rare sex-linked cause of hydrocephalus due to aqueductal stenosis.
Diagnosis
Physical Examination
Neurologic
- Mental retardation
- Flexion deformities and spasticity of the extremities
- Shuffling gait
- Aphasia
- Adducted thumbs
- Complicated paraplegia