Lafora's disease

Lafora's disease

 [lah-fo´rahz]

a slowly progressive autosomal recessive form of myoclonus epilepsy beginning in childhood and characterized by attacks of intermittent or continuous clonus of muscle groups, resulting in difficulties in voluntary movement; there is mental deterioration, sometimes progressing to complete dementia, and the presence of Lafora's bodies in various cells, including those of the nervous system, retina, heart, muscle, and liver.

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Lafora's disease

An AR neurometabolic disorder characterized by progressive myoclonus epilepsy and mental deterioration beginning in adolescence, ending in dementia Management Seizure control Prognosis Poor; death within 10 yrs of onset

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