Alpers' disease

English

Etymology

Named after Bernard Jacob Alpers.

Noun

Alpers' disease (uncountable)

  1. A progressive degenerative disease of the central nervous system that occurs mostly in infants.
    Synonyms: Alpers-Huttenlocher syndrome, Alpers' syndrome, progressive infantile poliodystrophy, progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy

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