Medical Definition of Lafora body disease

1. A form of progressive myoclonus epilepsy beginning from age 6 to 19; characterised by generalised tonic-clonic seizures, resting and action myoclonus, ataxia, dementia, and classic EEG findings, including polyspike and wave discharges; basophilic cytoplasmic inclusion bodies present in portions of the brain, the liver, and skin, as well as the duct cells of the sweat glands. Death usually occurs within 10 years of onset; autosomal recessive inheritance. Synonym: Lafora's disease. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lafora Body Disease

Laennec's pearls
Laertes
Laestrygonian
Laestrygonians
Laetare Sunday
Laetare Sundays
Laetitia
Lafayette
Lafe
Laffer
Laffer curve
Laffite
Lafitte
Lafora's disease
Lafora body
Lafora body disease (current term)
Lag b'Omer
Lagarostrobus
Lagarostrobus colensoi
Lagarostrobus franklinii
Lagenaria
Lagenaria siceraria
Lagenophera
Lagerstroemia
Lagerstroemia indica
Lagerstroemia speciosa
Lagidium
Lagodon
Lagodon rhomboides
Lagopus

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