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Definition of Spielmeyer-Vogt disease
1. Noun. A congenital progressive disorder of lipid metabolism having an onset at age 5 and characterized by blindness and dementia and early death.
Exact synonyms: Juvenile Amaurotic Idiocy
Generic synonyms: Congenital Disease, Genetic Abnormality, Genetic Defect, Genetic Disease, Genetic Disorder, Hereditary Condition, Hereditary Disease, Inherited Disease, Inherited Disorder
Generic synonyms: Congenital Disease, Genetic Abnormality, Genetic Defect, Genetic Disease, Genetic Disorder, Hereditary Condition, Hereditary Disease, Inherited Disease, Inherited Disorder
Medical Definition of Spielmeyer-Vogt disease
1. Cerebral sphingolipidosis, late juvenile type. Synonym: Vogt-Spielmeyer disease. (05 Mar 2000)