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Opsoclonus-Myoclonus-Syndrome is a rare autoimmune disorder in which the body targets the nervous system, causing a variety of symptoms. Presented with triad of symptoms Opsoclonus, myoclonus, ataxia and is most often associated with tumors or infection. Most toddlers are misdiagnosed with childhood acute cerebral ataxia instead of Opsoclonus-myoclonus-ataxia syndrome. Case Report: A 3.5 year old male presented with complained of being unable to walk, stand, crawl, or speak, as well as strange movements (both limbs), persistent gradually escalating jerky movements that vanished while he was sleeping, up rolling of the eyeball, and irregular blinking. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed that Few T2 and FLAIR hyper intense foci are noted in bilateral periventricular deep white matter possibility of myelin pallor. The treatment started with immunosuppressant and anticonvulsants. Conclusion: We show that Opsoclonus-myoclonus associated with ataxia in children is usually misdiagnosed with childhood acute cerebral ataxia. Our findings emphasised the need of increasing awareness of OMS accompanied with ataxia as a serious and curable illness. We feel our findings are important because they give clinical experience that might aid in a better understanding of this condition.