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Hallervorden-Spatz syndrome

Hallervorden-Spatz syndrome definition - medical

Hal·ler·vor·den-Spatz syndrome (hălˈlər-vôrˌdn-shpätzˈ, häˈlər-) or Hallervorden syndrome

noun
An inherited syndrome in which the nerve fibers connecting the striatum and globus pallidus are completely demyelinated.

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