| lafayette | <zoology> The dollar fish. A market fish, the goody, or spot (Liostomus xanthurus), of the southern coast of the United States. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| Lafora body | An intraneural intracytoplasmic inclusion body composed of acid mucopolysaccharides, seen in familial myoclonus epilepsy; a recessive trait. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lafora body disease | A form of progressive myoclonus epilepsy beginning from age 6 to 19; characterised by generalised tonic-clonic seizures, resting and action myoclonus, ataxia, dementia, and classic EEG findings, including polyspike and wave discharges; basophilic cytoplasmic inclusion bodies present in portions of the brain, the liver, and skin, as well as the duct cells of the sweat glands. Death usually occurs within 10 years of onset; autosomal recessive inheritance. Synonym: Lafora's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lafora's disease | A form of progressive myoclonus epilepsy beginning from age 6 to 19; characterised by generalised tonic-clonic seizures, resting and action myoclonus, ataxia, dementia, and classic EEG findings, including polyspike and wave discharges; basophilic cytoplasmic inclusion bodies present in portions of the brain, the liver, and skin, as well as the duct cells of the sweat glands. Death usually occurs within 10 years of onset; autosomal recessive inheritance. Synonym: Lafora's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lafora, Gonzalo Rodriguez | <person> Spanish neurologist, 1887-1971. See: Lafora body, Lafora body disease, Lafora's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |