Ehlers Danlos syndrome (EDS): classification and differentials
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Ehlers Danlos syndrome (EDS): classification and differentials. Classical (hypermobile) EDS, Classical-like. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
EDS types
- Classical (hypermobile) EDS
- Classical-like
- Cardiac-valvular (cvEDS)
- Vascular
- Hypermobile
- Arthrochalasia
- Dermatopraxis (dEDS)
- Kyphoscoliotic (kEDS)
- Brittle cornea syndrome (BCS)
- Spondylodysplastic (spEDS)
- Musculocontractural (mcEDS)
- Myopathic (mEDS)
- Periodontal (pEDS)
Differential diagnosis
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References
- Malfait F, Francomano C, Byers P, et al. The 2017 international classification of the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes. Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet 2017; 175:8-26.
- Brady AF, Demirdas S, Fournel-Gigleux S, et al. The Ehlers-Danlos syndromes, rare types. Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet 2017; 175:70-115.
- Castori M, Voermans NC. Neurological manifestations of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome(s): a review. Iran J Neurol 2014; 13:190-208.
- Donkervoort S, Bonnemann CG, Loeys B, Jungbluth H, Voermans NC. The neuromuscular differential diagnosis of joint hypermobility. Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet 2015; 169C:23-42.
- Colombi M, Dordoni C, Chiarelli N, Ritelli M. Differential diagnosis and diagnostic flow chart of joint hypermobility syndrome/ehlers-danlos syndrome hypermobility type compared to other heritable connective tissue disorders. Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet 2015; 169C:6-22.
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