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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