What is Crisponi syndrome?

What is Crisponi syndrome?

• Crisponi syndrome: A very rare syndrome characterized by excessive muscle contractions in response to stimulus, claw hand, distinctive facial features and fever. Most patients die within months of birth due to complications of hyperthermia but some cases are slowly progressive with longer survival possible.

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Crisponi syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet

Crisponi syndrome: Introduction

Types of Crisponi syndrome:

Broader types of Crisponi syndrome:

• Muscle conditions
• Musculoskeletal conditions
• Hand conditions
• Limb conditions
• Upper limb conditions
• Sensory conditions
• more types...»

Who gets Crisponi syndrome?

Racial predominance for Crisponi syndrome: Italians

How serious is Crisponi syndrome?

Complications of Crisponi syndrome: see complications of Crisponi syndrome

What causes Crisponi syndrome?

Causes of Crisponi syndrome: see causes of Crisponi syndrome

What are the symptoms of Crisponi syndrome?

Symptoms of Crisponi syndrome: see symptoms of Crisponi syndrome

Complications of Crisponi syndrome: see complications of Crisponi syndrome

Can anyone else get Crisponi syndrome?

Inheritance: see inheritance of Crisponi syndrome

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Crisponi syndrome: Medical Geneticist ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Crisponi syndrome.
Treatments for Crisponi syndrome: see treatments for Crisponi syndrome

Name and Aliases of Crisponi syndrome

Main name of condition: Crisponi syndrome

muscle contractions, tetanoform with characteristic face, camptodactyly, hyperthermia and sudden death

Crisponi syndrome: Related Conditions

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Crisponi syndrome:

• Rare syndrome
• Hyperthermia
• Claw hand
• Fever
• Broad nose

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