Permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus-pancreatic and cerebellar agenesis syndrome

Definition

A rare neurologic disease characterized by neonatal diabetes mellitus associated with cerebellar and/or pancreatic agenesis. Absence or hypoplasia of the cerebellum and severe intra-uterine growth retardation can be detected prenatally. Patients also present with facial dysmorphism (a triangular face, small chin, low set ears), flexion contractures of the arms and legs, very little subcutaneous fat, and optic nerve hypoplasia. The disease is lethal in the neonatal period.