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Alexander's disease

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Alexander's disease
[al′eg·zan′dərz/]
Etymology: W. Stewart Alexander, English pathologist, 20th century
an infantile form of leukodystrophy, characterized by a collection of eosinophilic material at the surface of the brain and around its blood vessels, resulting in brain enlargement. It also causes macrocephaly, seizures, and spasticity.
Alexander's disease
a congenital, fibrinoid encephalomyelopathy of humans and described in dogs.
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