neurocristopathy

Introduction

A developmental anomaly of the neural crest

Etiology

• Treacher-Collins syndrome
• Neuroblastoma
• Hirschsprung's disease
• congenital central hypoventilation syndrome
• Mowat-Wilson syndrome

Pathology

• tumors of the neural crest

Clinical manifestations

• abnormal development

More general terms

• developmental disorder
• neurologic disease

More specific terms

• central hypoventilation syndrome; primary alveolar hypoventilation; Ondine's curse
• congenital central hypoventilation syndrome; congenital failure of autonomic control; congenital Ondine curse (CCHS)
• Hirschsprung disease; congenital megacolon; colonic aganglionosis; aganglionic megacolon
• Mowat-Wilson syndrome; Hirschsprung disease-mental retardation syndrome
• neuroblastoma
• Treacher-Collins-Franceschetti syndrome