Fatty acyl-CoA reductase 1 deficiency

Definition

A rare disorder of plasmalogen biosynthesis characterized by syndromic severe intellectual disability with congenital cataracts, early-onset epilepsy, microcephaly, global developmental delay, growth retardation and short stature, and spastic quadriparesis. Dysmorphic facial features may be present, including high-arched eyebrows, flattened nasal root, hypertelorism, and long and smooth philtrum. Rhizomelia is not part of the syndrome. Cerebellar atrophy, white matter abnormalities, and Dandy-Walker malformation have been described on brain imaging.