infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy
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infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy
[′in·fən‚tīl ¦nu̇·rō¦ak·sən·əl ′dis·trə·fē] (medicine)
A familial disease of the central nervous system occurring early in life and characterized by axonal swellings, arrested development, atrophy of the optic nerves, and eventual blindness.
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References in periodicals archive
Hayasaka et al., "Ictal video-EEG analysis of
infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy," Epilepsia, vol.
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Infantile Neuroaxonal Dystrophy (INAD) is a rare inherited disorder which affects the nerve axons in the brain and other parts of the body, causing progressive loss of vision, physical and mental skills.
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