Lafora body disorder (medical condition): A rare genetic disorder caused by the inclusion of a substance called Lafora bodies in cells throughout the body. The condition is progressive and causes progressive seizures and dementia.
See also:
Lafora disease:
»Introduction: Lafora disease
»Symptoms of Lafora disease
These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Lafora body disorder:
Lafora body disorder is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Lafora body disorder, or a subtype of Lafora body disorder,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Lafora body disorder: Another name for Lafora disease (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Lafora disease
»Symptoms of Lafora disease
Some of the symptoms of Lafora body disorder incude:
See full list of 7 symptoms of Lafora body disorder (Lafora disease)
Source - NIH
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