Sandifer syndrome
MONDO:0019104Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names Sandifer syndrome yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Sandifer syndrome is a paroxysmal dystonic movement disorder occurring in association with gastro-oesophageal reflux, and, in some cases, hiatal hernia.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0019104), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
13 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- Abnormal head movementsHPOHP:0002457
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Abnormal posturingHPOHP:0002533
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Gastroesophageal refluxHPOHP:0002020
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- TorticollisHPOHP:0000473
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Abnormal involuntary eye movementsHPOHP:0012547
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- AnemiaHPOHP:0001903
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Decreased cervical spine mobilityHPOHP:0004637
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Epigastric painHPOHP:0410019
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- EsophagitisHPOHP:0100633
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Feeding difficultiesHPOHP:0011968
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- HematemesisHPOHP:0002248
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Hiatus herniaHPOHP:0002036
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
Show the remaining 1
- Episodic vomitingHPOHP:0002572
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
Where it sits
- A kind of