raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:1183

Opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome

Synonyms: Ataxo-opso-myoclonus syndrome · Dancing eye syndrome · Dancing eye-dancing feet syndrome · Kinsbourne syndrome · OMA syndrome · OMS · Opsoclonus-myoclonus-ataxia syndrome · POMA syndrome · Paraneoplastic opsoclonus-myoclonus · Paraneoplastic opsoclonus-myoclonus-ataxia syndrome

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Age of onset
Childhood, Infancy
Status
active

Opsoclonus myoclonus syndrome (OMS) is a rare neuroinflammatory disease of paraneoplastic, parainfectious or idiopathic origin, characterized by opsoclonus, myoclonus, ataxia, and behavioral and sleep disorders.

1

Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enOpsoclonus-myoclonus syndromeAtaxo-opso-myoclonus syndrome · Dancing eye syndrome · Dancing eye-dancing feet syndrome · Kinsbourne syndrome · OMA syndrome · OMS · Opsoclonus-myoclonus-ataxia syndrome · POMA syndrome · Paraneoplastic opsoclonus-myoclonus · Paraneoplastic opsoclonus-myoclonus-ataxia syndrome
frSyndrome d'opsoclonie-myoclonieOMP · OMS · Opsoclonus-myoclonus paranéoplasique · Syndrome OMA · Syndrome ataxo-opso-myoclonus · Syndrome d'opsoclonie-myoclonie-ataxie · Syndrome de Kinsbourne · Syndrome des yeux dansants · Syndrome néoplasique d'opsoclonie-myoclonie-ataxie · Syndrome opsoclonus-myoclonus · syndrome des yeux et des jambes dansantes
deOpsoklonus-Myoklonus-SyndromKinsbourne-Syndrom · OMA-Syndrom · OMS · Opsoklonie - Myoklonie - Ataxie · Opsomyoklonus-Ataxie-Syndrom · POMA-Syndrom · Paraneoplastische Opsoklonus-Myoklonus-Ataxie · Paraneoplastischer Opsomyoklonus
esSíndrome opsoclono-mioclonoOMS · Opsoclono-mioclono paraneoplásico · Síndrome OMA · Síndrome POMA · Síndrome ataxo-opso-mioclono · Síndrome de Kinsbourne · Síndrome de los ojos bailarines · Síndrome de ojos bailarines-pies bailarines · Síndrome de opsoclono-mioclono-ataxia · Síndrome de opsoclono-mioclono-ataxia paraneoplásico
itSindrome opsoclono-mioclonoOMS · Opsoclono-mioclono, paraneoplastico · Sindrome OMA · Sindrome POMA · Sindrome da atasso-opso-mioclono · Sindrome degli ''occhi ballerini'' · Sindrome degli occhi e dei piedi ballerini · Sindrome di Kinsbourne · Sindrome opsoclono-mioclono-atassia · Sindrome opsoclono-mioclono-atassia, paraneoplastico
nlOpsoclonus - myoclonus-syndroomAtaxo-opso-myoclonussyndroom · Dancing eye - dancing feet-syndroom · Dancing eye-syndroom · OMA-syndroom · OMS · Opsoclonus - myoclonus - ataxie-syndroom · POMA-syndroom · Paraneoplastisch opsoclonus - myoclonus - ataxie-syndroom · Paraneoplastische opsoclonus-myoclonus · Syndroom van Kinsbourne
ptSíndrome de opsoclonia-miocloniaSíndrome Kinsbourne
plZespół mioklonii i opsokloniiOMS · Paraneoplastyczne opsoklonie i mioklonie · Paraneoplastyczny zespół ataksji, opsoklonii i mioklonii · Zespół ataksji, opsoklonii i mioklonii · Zespół Kinsbourne'a · Zespół OMA · Zespół POMA · Zespół tańczącego oka · Zespół tańczącego oka i tańczących stóp
csSyndrom zahrnující opsoklonus a myoklonusSyndrom ataxoopsomyoklonus · OMA syndrom · OMS · Syndrom zahrnující opsoklonus, myoklonus a ataxii · POMA syndrom · Paraneoplastický opsoklonus a myoklonus · Paraneoplastický syndrom zahrnující opsoklonus, myoklonus a ataxii · Syndrom tančících očí · Syndrom tančících očí a nohou · Kinsbournův syndrom
ukСиндром опсоклонус-міоклонусАтаксо-опсо-міоклонусний синдром · Синдром танцюючих очей · Синдром танцюючих очей-танцюючих ніг · Синдром Кінсборна · Синдром ОМА · OMS · Синдром опсоклонус-міоклонус-атаксія · Паранеопластичний опсоклонус-міоклонус · Паранеопластичний синдром опсоклонус-міоклонус-атаксія · Синдром POMA
zh眼球阵挛-肌阵挛综合征副肿瘤性斜视性眼肌阵挛-肌阵挛-共济失调综合征
trOpsoklonus-miyoklonus sendromuOMS · OMA sendromu · POMA sendromu · Kinsbourne sendromu · Dans eden göz sendromu · Atakso-opso-miyoklonus sendromu · Dans eden göz dansı ayak sendromu · Paraneoplastik opsoklonus-miyoklonus · Opsoklonus-miyoklonus-ataksi sendromu · Paraneoplastik opsoklonus-miyoklonus-ataksi sendromu

Definition in:

2

Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10G25.3NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-119C85.02NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0015247Evalidated
MeSHD053578Evalidated
UMLSC0393626Evalidated
GARD10009Evalidated
MedDRA10053854Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

3

Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (4):

No children.

4

Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

5

Prevalence and incidence

3 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Annual incidence<1 / 1 000 0000.02 / 100 000EuropeValue and classValidated[EXPERT]_19423368[PMID]
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET
Annual incidence<1 / 1 000 0000.018 / 100 000United KingdomValue and classValidated19423368[PMID]

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

6

HPO phenotypes

22 annotations · validated 2021-01-05
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0000570Abnormal saccadic eye movements
HP:0001251Ataxia
HP:0001336Myoclonus
HP:0010543Opsoclonus
HP:0002360Sleep abnormality
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:5000002Anti-Amphiphysin antibody
HP:0000708Atypical behavior
HP:0100543Cognitive impairment
HP:0000737Irritability
HP:0045084Limb myoclonus
HP:0002664Neoplasm
HP:0003006Neuroblastoma
HP:0002321Vertigo
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0030057Autoimmune antibody positivity
HP:0003002Breast carcinoma
HP:0031035Chronic infection
HP:0001298Encephalopathy
HP:0002861Melanoma
HP:0100526Neoplasm of the lung
HP:0012226Ovarian teratoma
HP:0002063Rigidity
HP:0030357Small cell lung carcinoma

Run the differential on the 5 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 30232989[PMID]_30483882[PMID]_23622330[PMID]

7

Sources for this card