Oklahoma Deaf-Blind
Technical Assistance Project

Major Causes

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Major Causes of Deaf-Blindness

Etiology: Indicate the ONE etiology code from the list below that best describes the primary etiology of the individual's primary disability.

Hereditary Syndromes and Disorders
  1. Aicardi Syndrome
  2. Alport Syndrome
  3. Alstrom Syndrome
  4. Apert Syndrome (Acrocephalosyndactyly, Type 1)
  5. Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (Laurence Moon-Biedl)
  6. Batten disease
  7. CHARGE Association
  8. Chromosome 18, Ring 18
  9. Cockayne Syndrome
  10. Cogan Syndrome
  11. Cornelia de Lange
  12. Cri' du chat Syndrome (Chromosome 5p-syndrome)
  13. Crigler-Najjar Syndrome
  14. Crouzon Syndrome (Craniofacial Dysotosis)
  15. Dandy Walker Syndrome
  16. Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21 syndrome)
  17. Goldenhar Syndrome
  18. Hand-Schuller-Christian (Histiocytosis X)
  19. Hallgren Syndrome
  20. Herpes-Zoster (or Hunt)
  21. Hunter Syndrome (MPS II)
  22. Hurler Syndrome (MPS I-H)
  23. Kearns-Sayre Syndrome
  24. Klippel-Feil Sequence
  25. Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome
  26. Kniest Dysplasia
  27. Leber Congenital Amaurosis
  28. Leigh Disease
  29. Marfan Syndrome
  1. Marshall Syndrome
  2. Maroteaux-Lamy Syndrome (MPS VI)
  3. Moebius Syndrome
  4. Monosomy 10p
  5. Morquio Syndrome (MPS IV-B)
  6. NF 1 - Neurofibromatosis (von Recklinghausen Disease)
  7. NF 2 - Bilateral Acoustic Neurofibromatosis
  8. Norrie Disease
  9. Optico-Cochleo-Dentate Degeneration
  10. Pfieffer Syndrome
  11. Prader-Willi
  12. Pierre-Robin Syndrome
  13. Refsum Syndrome
  14. Scheie Syndrome (MPS I-S)
  15. Smith-Lemli-Opitz (SLO) Syndrome
  16. Stickler Syndrome
  17. Sturge-Weber Syndrome
  18. Treacher Collins Syndrome
  19. Trisomy 13 (Trisomy 13-15, Patau Syndrome)
  20. Trisomy 18 (Edwards Syndrome)
  21. Turner Syndrome
  22. Usher I Syndrome
  23. Usher II Syndrome
  24. Usher III Syndrome
  25. Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome
  26. Waardenburg Syndrome
  27. Wildervanck Syndrome
  28. Wolf-Hirschhom Syndrome (Trisomy 4p)
  29. Other _____________________________
Pre-Natal/Congenital Complications Post-Natal/Non-Congenital Complications
  1. Congenital Rubella
  2. Congenital Syphillis
  3. Congenital Toxoplasmosis
  4. Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
  5. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
  6. Hydrocephaly
  7. Maternal Drug Use
  8. Microcephaly
  9. Neonatal Herpes Simplex (HSV)
  10. Other _____________________________
  1. Asphyxia
  2. Direct Trauma to the eye and/or ear
  3. Encephalitis
  4. Infections
  5. Meningitis
  6. Severe Head Injury
  7. Stroke
  8. Tumors
  9. Chemically Induced
  10. Other _____________________________
Related to Prematurity Undiagnosed
  1. Complication of Pre-maturity
  1. No Determination of Etiology

For more information contact:

Jan Watts, Project Coordinator
Oklahoma Deaf-Blind Technical Assistance Project
820 Van Vleet Oval
Norman, OK 73019
(405) 325-0441
jwatts@ou.edu

Last edited: 03.09.05 - LRW