Alopecia mental retardation syndrome

Overview

A rare syndrome characterized primarily by a lack of hair and mental retardation.

Symptoms

  • Absent eyebrows
  • Sparse eyebrows
  • Mental retardation
  • Small head
  • Seizures
  • Sparse scalp hair
  • Absent scalp hair
  • Brachydactyly
  • EEG abnormality
  • Short stature
  • Reduced body hair
  • Delayed bone age
  • Hearing loss
  • Reduced muscle tone
  • Alopecia
  • Aplasia/Hypoplasia of the eyebrow
  • Cognitive impairment
  • Delayed skeletal maturation
  • Hearing impairment
  • Microcephaly
  • Muscular hypotonia